end-plate

1. 1.

   the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle

   Synonymsendplatemotor end plate

   Broaderend organ

   Part ofeffector

Questions about end-plate

What does end-plate mean?

end-plate means "the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle".

How many syllables are in end-plate?

end-plate has 2 syllables: end--plate. The stress falls on "end-".

What is another word for end-plate?

Close synonyms include endplate, motor end plate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is end-plate a common word?

end-plate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.