Meaning of soleplate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The flat metal plate forming the underside of an iron (for ironing laundry).
2. A sole (timber).
3. The base timber in the framing for a wall, to which the studs or posts are attached and on which they rest.
4. The back wall of a bucket on a water wheel (which is omitted in certain designs).
5. Any baseplate on which machinery rests, especially one to which things are bolted.
6. A flat surface on which the sole of the foot rests.

Examples

“For example, a nonstick soleplate or a control for a burst of steam adds about $2 to an iron's retail price.”

“To clean the soleplate of an iron with a nonstick finish (such as Teflon), spray Shout stain remover on a damp, soft cloth and wipe the bottom of the cool, unplugged iron.”

“Thus, we need to change several product characteristics in our new design, such as weight of the iron, size of the soleplate, thickness of the soleplate, material used for the soleplate, number of holes, time required to heat up, and time required to cool down.”

“On a flat iron three areas with different surface temperatures, different risks of burning and different possibilities of the application of protective measures can be distinguished: the soleplate, the handle and the intermediate area.”

“For a longer wall, secure the soleplate in three places: at least 4 inches and at most 12 inches from each end and in the middle. Using a 1⁄2-inch drill bit, drill through the soleplate.”

“As Figure 5-1 illustrates, the T shore consists of a header to collect the load, a soleplate to distribute the load, wedges to adjust the post tightness, a post to absorb the load from the header and transfer it to the soleplate, two gusset plates to lock the header and post together and stop any shifting from occurring, and a 2 × 4 cleat anchored at the base to keep the wedges in position and lock the post into the soleplate.”

“Studs sit on the soleplate, generally every 16 inches on center.”

“The principle of the consruction of the buckets is more clearly shown on an enlarged scale in fig. 3, Plate III., the soleplate being abandoned and the bucket plates bent round and prolonged upwards so as to overlap one another, leaving an opening indicated by the arrows for the escape of the inclosed air.”

“As the water enters, the air in the bucket passes out through the opening in the soleplate, as shown by the arrows a, b, and as the bucket rises from the back-water, the air re-enters and prevents the water from rising with it, or, as the millwrights term it, prevents the bucket from sucking.”

“Poncelet's water-wheel has buckets of a curvilinear form, open at the back, without a soleplate, to secure ventilation.”

“The various parts of the engine are secured to a casting called the soleplate, which rests on the engine foundation and is securely bolted thereto.”

“The foundation for the engine usually consists of long logs laid fore and aft, two on each side of the soleplate.”

“The amount of concrete removed should be such that the final baseplate or soleplate elevation allows for one to two inches of grout between the surface of the foundation and the lower baseplate flange or the underside of the soleplates.”

“The keys or dowels that guide the frame are carefully positioned radially at each soleplate to align with the direction of thermally expanding frame while preventing any sideways motion from torque.”

“They lined each cylinder on its soleplate section. They took it for granted that the rigid soleplate was as true as the keel beneath it. But the soleplate was not rigid and the keel was not true.”

“Alstom will install the Atlas 3 ETCS system which incorporates a new digital driver's dashboard, doppler radar and ETCS antennae beneath the soleplate, a new AWS/TPWS system, a European Vital Computer, onboard ETCS software, and software for a new train control monitoring system.”

“One binding, the Besser soleplate binding, has developed a system that actually can improve skiing performance under the stress of hard skiing.”

“A clinical evaluation was conducted with a supracondylar socket with a Pe-Lite liner, mated to a hollow calf and a keel bonded to the flexible soleplate of an Otto Bock IS19 foot.”

“The user's feet are constrained on the soleplate by the toe band (h). The ankle spring (g) between the soleplate and the link is used for assisting ankle torque.”

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