Weirplate
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A metal plate that forms an obstruction to adjust the flow of a weir.
"Why a difference in temperature between the water and the weirplate should cause the water to spring clear at low heads cannot very well be explained."
- 2 An adjustable plate that controls the amount of liquid held in a chamber of a machine. broadly
"The weirplate at the bottom, inside the drum at F, serves the same purpose as in the machine you have seen — namely, to provide an inner wall of water of the desired thickness within the drum."
Example
More examples"Why a difference in temperature between the water and the weirplate should cause the water to spring clear at low heads cannot very well be explained."
Etymology
From weir + plate.
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