patress
Meanings
noun
- an adapting plate or mounting used to fix an object to a surface or a substrate where the difference in character between the object and that to which it is mounted prevents direct mounting, eg in fitting a flat panel to a curved surface
Word forms
Etymology
Alteration of pateras, from Latin patera (“dish, saucer”).
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