underplate

noun

Plural:   underplates

A piece of material placed under something, such as protective or decorative mats arranged under dining plates, or metallic slabs inserted between the flames and pots when cooking to protect bottoms from uneven heating and fire-induced damage while effectively preventing focal food burning.

Examples: 

With gas appliances, do not forget flame-shielding underplates / heat-output eveners or thick-bottomed utensils.  (Source: J∙ Okram - Bartonian Potato Pancakes  ●  Cooking Recipe.) 

Words Explainer

 www.okram.fr 

Suggest  Additions

Missing words?
Use a simple form to request new explanations.

Less  Usual  &  Rare  Words

Julion Okram's Word Explainer is a concise dictionary of uncommon, less standard and expert words appearing in mystery thrillers and science fiction adventures.  It contains little-known or fictional geographical names, scientific terms, slang, professional jargons, archaisms, dialects, neologisms, composite expressions, etc⋅.  Find word definitions, alternative meanings, occasional notes about etymology and stems, and story-related contextual remarks.  The entire vocabulary is searchable online.  Readers wishing to go offline or have a printed reference at hand can download this full glossary as a wordbook in PDF format.