1. thin sheets of copper used for engraving or printing
Usage: printing; art
2. prints or engravings made from copper plates
Usage: art; printmaking

Examples

• The artist carefully etched the design into the copperplates.
• The museum displayed several 18th-century copperplates.
• She collected antique copperplates showing botanical illustrations.
• The printmaker prepared fresh copperplates for the new series.
• These copperplates were used to create maps in the 1800s.
• The gallery featured copperplates by famous engravers.