floorplate

English

Alternative forms
  • floor plate

Etymology

floor +‎ plate

Noun

floorplate (plural floorplates)

  1. A (usually metal) plate used as industrial flooring.
    • 2007 July 25, Alison Gregor, “Serving Small Tenants With Offices Cut Down to Size”, in New York Times‎:
      In that new building, which has large 40,000-square-foot floorplates, some of the large tenants may want to be assured of an option to grow.
  2. (biology) A specialized glial structure integral to the developing nervous system of vertebrate organisms.
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