(*) 1. In cartography: a. a printing plate of zinc, aluminum, or engraved copper; b. collective term for all ?states? of an engraved map reproduced from the same engraved printing plate; c. all detail to appear on a map or chart which will be reproduced from a single printing plate (e.g., the?blue plate? or the ?contour plate?). 2. In photography, a transparent medium, usually glass, coated with a photographic emulsion. See also diapositive. (US DoD)
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