quarter plate (kwarterplat)

In photog.: (a) A size of plate measuring 34 × 44 inches. The half - plate measures 44 × 54 inches in the United States (44 × 64 in England), and the whole - plate 6+ × 8 inches. (b) A plate of this size, or a picture made from such a plate. quarter-point (kwâr'ter-point), n. Naut., the fourth part of a point, or 2° 48′ 45′′. quarter-pointed (kwar'ter-pointed), a. In her., representing one quarter of the field cut off saltier wise, usually that quarter which is appended to either side of the field. quarter-rail (kwâr tėr-rāl), n. Naut., that part of the rail which runs above the quarter of the ship; the rail that serves as a guard to the quarter-deck where there are no ports or bulwarks. quarter-rest (kwâr'ter-rest), n. A rest or sign for silence, equivalent in time-value to a quarter-note; a crotchet-rest: marked or. Also called quarter - note rest. ch., 4899