How to Use baseplate in a Sentence

baseplate

noun
  • The kit also comes with a green baseplate for kids to built their creations on.
    Esther Carlstone, Parents, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The watch is little more than its movement, with its case serving as baseplate and the hands sunk flush.
    Alex Doak, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
  • This finish also appears on the back of the baseplate, which can be viewed from the watch’s openwork caseback.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2022
  • There are baseplates, windows, doors, classic square bricks, and more.
    WIRED, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The crown, baseplate and bridges are made of titanium, as is the insert that shows the signature of the model.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The collar, sheath, and baseplate are accurate as well.
    Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2013
  • The set also includes two green baseplates and a variety of windows, door, wheels, and tires.
    Esther Carlstone, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
  • They will be joined by a new brick area for toddlers and a special brick wall where guests can build right onto baseplates mounted to a wall.
    James Ewinger, cleveland.com, 26 May 2017
  • At the top of the compass baseplate is an arrow showing your direction of travel (DOT).
    Washington Post, 5 July 2021
  • Not only is the case and bracelet made of 18-karat rose gold, but so is the movement, (baseplate and bridges) with a barrel featuring the signature of Michel Parmigiani.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 30 June 2023
  • Each pair is made of durable PVC and has metal speed lace eyelets, nylon core urethane wheels, and aluminum alloy trucks and baseplates.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2023
  • This has an acrylic baseplate with an Azimuth bearing and a 360-degree rotating bezel.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 11 May 2021
  • Two baseplates to build your Legos on are also included in the set, which comes in a package detailed with braille embossing.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The baseplate also provides solid energy transfer for making the most of your effort while zipping around the city.
    Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
  • Each figure comes with their own baseplate for display purposes.
    Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Next, set your compass on the map with the edge of the baseplate intersecting the distant landmark and the direction-of-travel arrow pointing in that same direction.
    The Editors, Outdoor Life, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Once the three-inch figurines are assembled, they can be set on their individual baseplates, ready to be placed on a bookshelf, desk, or shelf for display.
    Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023
  • IFixit has already carried out its customary explorations inside the body of the new notebook, and found that, apart from the rearrangement of ports and the latch-free baseplate, things are much as before.
    Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 11 June 2009
  • There’s also a magnifier built into the baseplate, and the whole thing can easily be tucked into your pocket as needed.
    Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2022
  • The new ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium uses an all-new baseplate, with a new wiring terminal layout.
    Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • Two powerful magnets hold together the Gem body and a magnetic baseplate.
    PCMAG, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Much of the fundraising now is going toward necessary infrastructure ancillary to the balloon, such as the mast, a baseplate, and foundation anchors.
    Alex Bazeley, Curbed, 5 July 2018
  • The titanium baseplate has also been optimized for a low weight and resistance ratio.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Despite only having 37 pieces, this is the first Ferrari set to feature a baseplate and alternate institutions to create a diagnostics space where the Minifigure can crawl under the car and tinker with a wrench.
    Sal Vaglica, Car and Driver, 21 Jan. 2023
  • An original feature on the M3 in which the baseplate had to be taken off to load film, Leica kept this design on every subsequent model, including digital bodies in a nod to tradition.
    Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The baseplate and bridges reportedly underwent intensive testing to ensure resistance to drops and scrapes.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Another way of reducing vibrations is using a suspension system as a sprung baseplate.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Essentially, SkateTech refers to a baseplate that pivots around the disc housing like a fulcrum, efficiently leveraging rider weight and transferring energy to four bushings at the corners of each binding.
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • While the Iranian Shahed incorporated four small, circular antennas on the baseplate of their satellite communication system, the Russia system has the antennas built into a bump in the baseplate.
    Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2023

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