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Plate that prints the detail in an image
printing, a key plate is the plate that prints the detail in an image. When printing color images by combining multiple colored inks, the colored plates typically
Key_plate
Movement of Earth's lithosphere
temperature and pressure. The key principle of plate tectonics is that the lithosphere exists as separate and distinct tectonic plates, which ride on the viscoelastic
Plate_tectonics
Subtractive color model used in printing
color components used in printing: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (the key plate). In subtractive models, inks reduce the amount of light reflected from
CMYK_color_model
plate stamps. While key type stamps are always of one colour due to being printed with a single plate, key plate stamps are printed with two plates and
Key_type_stamp
Unique vehicle identifier
vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate (British, Indian, Pakistani, Australian, and New Zealand English), license plate (American English)
Vehicle_registration_plate
Professional sports club in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Club Atlético River Plate (CARP) (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko ˈriβer ˈpleit]) is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Belgrano
Club_Atlético_River_Plate
surcharges appeared regularly until the end of the century. In 1892, key plate stamps went on sale, a number of them printed in two colours. A notable
Postage stamps and postal history of the Straits Settlements
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Straits_Settlements
with stamps inscribed with the colony's name. The issue of 1890 was a key plate stamp design with the usual profile of Queen Victoria, eight values ranging
Postage stamps and postal history of the Leeward Islands
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Leeward_Islands
Mechanical or electronic fastening device
lock. Common metals include brass, plated brass, nickel silver, and steel. The act of opening a lock without a key is called lock picking. Locks have
Lock_and_key
Minor plate that separated from Gondwana
plate is a minor tectonic plate straddling the equator in the Indian Ocean. Originally a part of the ancient continent of Gondwana, the Indian plate broke
Indian_plate
Licence plates of Ontario, Canada
the blue plates would be discontinued entirely after "thorough testing by law enforcement and other key stakeholders". The previous white plates were reinstated
Vehicle registration plates of Ontario
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Ontario
2004 Japanese TV series or program
Mountain using the 7 Stellar Plates as key points to maintain the seal through constellation of Orion with the key-plate placed on Hades himself. By present
Genseishin_Justirisers
English artist (1804–1867)
appears to have used mezzotint and lithography to create his key plate on occasion. The key plate provided the main lines of the image and much of the tone
George_Baxter_(printer)
Linear feature between two tectonic plates
In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary) is a linear feature
Divergent_boundary
Structural element which connects beams and girders to columns
engineering and construction, a gusset plate is a plate for connecting beams and girders to columns. A gusset plate can be fastened to a permanent member
Gusset_plate
Italian racing driver (1894–1975)
cars sporadically. (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap) "Luigi Platé". "Luigi PLATE". STATS F1. "1925 Grands
Luigi_Platé
Bridge in Maryland, U.S. (1977–2024)
timber members and steel plate at the base. In 1976, as construction went on, the facility was named for Francis Scott Key, the author of "The Defence
Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)
Francis_Scott_Key_Bridge_(Baltimore)
first stamps of the Caymans were issued in November 1900. They were two Key Plate designs depicting Queen Victoria, with values of 1/2d and 1d. These were
Postage stamps and postal history of the Cayman Islands
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Cayman_Islands
Suborder of beetles
thus far. Key characteristics of Polyphaga are that the hind coxa (base of the leg) does not divide the first and second abdominal/ventral plates which are
Polyphaga
Maryland vehicle license plates
Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1910, when the state began to issue plates. Plates are currently issued by the Motor Vehicle
Vehicle registration plates of Maryland
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Maryland
called the "key letter", identifies the type of license plate (described below). Some plates have a small 'D' at the top right of the plate, meaning Duplicata
Vehicle registration plates of Ecuador
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Ecuador
Metallic plates from which Joseph Smith allegedly translated the Book of Mormon
According to Latter Day Saint belief, the golden plates (also called the gold plates or in some 19th-century literature, the golden bible) are the source
Golden_plates
Plate carrier developed and used by the United States Marine Corps
Tactical Vest (MTV). It is a lightweight plate carrier intended to supplement the Modular Tactical Vest. Key issues with the previous MTV, specifically
Scalable_Plate_Carrier
Structure in an embryo which will become the nervous system
In embryology, the neural plate is a key developmental structure that serves as the basis for the nervous system. Cranial to the primitive node of the
Neural_plate
Geophysical model of the opening and closing of rifts
Archean Eon. The Wilson Cycle model was a key development in the theory of plate tectonics during the Plate Tectonics Revolution. The model is named after
Wilson_Cycle
In New Zealand, vehicle registration plates (usually called number plates) contain up to six alphanumeric characters, depending on the type of vehicle
Vehicle registration plates of New Zealand
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_New_Zealand
Series of German postage stamps
were printed from master printing plates which were blank in the "scrolls" surrounding the design. These "key plate stamps" could be engraved with names
Yacht_issue
Abandoned bridge in the Florida Keys, US
span Bridge seen from Spanish Harbor Key View underneath at Bahia Honda Key Plate girder sections on Spanish Harbor Key side View from the bridge in 1961
Bahia_Honda_Rail_Bridge
different keys, generally given to different people, are required to open the lock. These are often used in safe deposit boxes. Face plate A metal plate on the
Glossary of locksmithing terms
Glossary_of_locksmithing_terms
Set of Byzantine silver plates
David Plates have been considered key additions to early Byzantine secular art. Casual laborers from the village of Karavas found the David Plates with
David_Plates
consisted of 1d, 6d, and 1sh values. The design continued in use until the Key Plate issue of 1891, with periodic changes of watermark and perforation. The
Postage stamps and postal history of Belize
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Belize
Natal overprinted "ZULULAND". A series of ten definitive issues in the key plate style with a profile of Queen Victoria, inscribed "ZULULAND" appeared
Postage stamps and postal history of Zululand
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Zululand
Optical character recognition technology
Automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR; see also other names below) is a technology that uses optical character recognition on images to read vehicle
Automatic number-plate recognition
Automatic_number-plate_recognition
North Korea has issued vehicle registration plates for all government and privately owned vehicles since 1947. The system is loosely based on that found
Vehicle registration plates of North Korea
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_North_Korea
registration plates, known as number plates, are issued by the Department of Transport in each of its provinces. Each province has plates with unique designs
Vehicle registration plates of South Africa
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_South_Africa
Typesetting practice
metal plates, the character can be erased without damaging the rest of the plate. In each case, the change is minimal. In modern computer to plate typesetting
Printer's_key
November 1871. A 2½d and a 4d stamp, with a new design known as the "Key Plate", were issued in 1879, a ½d stamp was issued in 1882, a 2½d stamp in a
Postage stamps and postal history of Antigua
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Antigua
20th-century architectural and art style
Contrast to the dark wood was provided by inlays of ivory, and ivory key plates and handles. According to Ruhlmann, armchairs had to be designed differently
Art_Deco
Mechanical device that connects and disconnects two rotating shafts or other moving parts
the release bearing to disengage the clutch. A multi-plate clutch consists of several friction plates arranged concentrically. In some cases, it is used
Clutch
1860s and 1870s Aesthetic Movement style
style of furniture that made a great display of seeming steel hinges, key-plates, and handles, with inlaid tiles, carving of an ultra-Gothic type, and
Modern_Gothic_style
Geological process at tectonic plate boundaries
convergent boundaries between tectonic plates. Where one tectonic plate converges with a second plate, the heavier plate dives beneath the other and sinks
Subduction
Martin L. Keyes (born February 19, 1850) founded the Keyes Fibre Company in 1903. Obtained a patent for a paper-plate making machine. Defended the patent
Martin_L._Keyes
Uruguayan association football club
Club Atlético River Plate is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Uruguayan
Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo)
Club_Atlético_River_Plate_(Montevideo)
vehicle registration plate is a license plate used for official identification purposes for motor vehicles in Iraq. The license plates are in Standard European
Vehicle registration plates of Iraq
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Iraq
Canadian Thoroughbred horse race
The King's Plate (known as the Queen's Plate from 1860 to 1901 and 1952 to 2022) is Canada's oldest Thoroughbred horse race and the oldest continuously
King's_Plate
Keyboard instrument
when its keys are pressed, activating an action mechanism where hammers strike strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys—with the exception
Piano
Argentine footballer (born 2001)
as a defensive or attacking midfielder. As an academy graduate of River Plate, Fernández made his first-team debut for the club in 2019, before spending
Enzo_Fernández
British philatelist
Society London for his King George V Key Plates of the Imperium Postage and Revenue Design. King George V Key Plates of the Imperium Postage and Revenue
Peter_E._Fernbank
in which the batter scores by circling all the bases and reaching home plate in one play, without the benefit of a fielding error. This can be accomplished
List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders
List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_home_run_leaders
PlateSmart Technologies is a software based license plate recognition (LPR) company based in Oldsmar, Florida. The company's camera agnostic software
PlateSmart
definitives. Ceres stamps were issued in the Portuguese colonies as well, in a key plate design with the denominations and name of the colony printed in black
Ceres_series_(Portugal)
American video surveillance company
operator of security hardware and software, particularly automated license plate recognition (ALPR), video surveillance, and gunfire locator systems, and
Flock_Safety
the Karakoram mountain ranges located on the edge of the Indian plate and Eurasian plate in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. The dividing line between
List of highest mountains on Earth
List_of_highest_mountains_on_Earth
French painter (1755–1832)
number of different techniques, but most involved three colour plates, and a fourth key plate, outlining the design in black. Debucourt's father-in-law was
Philibert-Louis_Debucourt
Concept in plate tectonics
key scientific test of the seafloor spreading theory of continental drift and plate tectonics. Its key impact was that it allowed the rates of plate motions
Vine–Matthews–Morley hypothesis
Vine–Matthews–Morley_hypothesis
Global supplier of glass and chemical products
producer of high-quality, thick flat glass using the plate process. PPG was also the world's first plate glass plant to power its furnaces with locally produced
PPG_Industries
British philatelist and insurance broker (1938–2022)
and 2000. His philatelic interests lay in revenue stamps and the large key plate stamps of Nyasaland. He won a Grand Prix medal for his exhibit of Straits
David_Springbett
American journalist (1944–2023)
Thomas Gordon Plate (May 17, 1944 – May 23, 2023) was an American journalist, university professor and op-ed columnist. Since 1996 his continuing column
Tom_Plate
Ancient Greek pottery
center of plate designed to hold oil or sauce. Its rim was turned down, and often bears a decorative border, either spiraling waves, Greek key and meander
Fish_plate
United States historic place
Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks Multiple Property Submission (or MPS). Populo shipwreck site Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet
List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks
List_of_the_1733_Spanish_Plate_Fleet_Shipwrecks
Argentine footballer
aged 14, scoring once in eight matches. In late 2014, he moved to River Plate's youth categories after a trial period. After being a part of the first
Benjamín_Rollheiser
Chilean football manager (born 1953)
Cup equivalent.[citation needed] Pellegrini managed Argentine club River Plate from 2002 to 2003 and secured the Clausura championships in 2003. He resigned
Manuel_Pellegrini
Club Atlético River Plate is a professional Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The football team is one of the most
History of Club Atlético River Plate
History_of_Club_Atlético_River_Plate
stamps of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate are definitive issues of a Key Plate design, differing in the sovereign depicted, type of paper, watermarks
Postage stamps and postal history of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Northern_Nigeria_Protectorate
Multiple-beam interferometer
inside the plate. A lens is used to overlap light that has emerged after varying numbers of bounces, producing an interference pattern. A key difference
Lummer–Gehrcke_interferometer
Set of eight Mississippian copper plates
The Wulfing cache, or Malden plates, are eight Mississippian copper plates crafted by peoples of the Mississippian culture. They were discovered in Dunklin
Wulfing_cache
Small tectonic plate located to the east of the island of New Guinea
Solomon Islands Louisiade Archipelago Coral Sea Basin Trobriand plate W. P. Woodlark Basin S. P. Manus Basin Louisiade Plateau Ontong Java Plateau
Trobriand_plate
Cylindrical equidistant map projection
which includes the special cases of the Gall isographic projection and the plate carrée projection (also called the geographic projection, lat/lon projection
Equirectangular_projection
Cricket tournament in India
for the quarter-finals. In the Plate Group, teams also play each other once, but the top four teams qualify for the plate group knockouts, with the bottom
2025–26_Ranji_Trophy
Group of techniques in printing
most common material for the plates. In intaglio printing, the lines to be printed are cut into a metal (e.g. copper) plate by means either of a cutting
Intaglio_(printmaking)
Mississippian copper plates, or plaques, are plain and repousséd plates of beaten copper crafted by peoples of the various regional expressions of the
Mississippian_copper_plates
Free reed wind musical instrument
lower reed plate and the sharps and flats in the upper reed plate in groups of two and three holes with gaps in between like the black keys of a piano
Harmonica
Device for punching holes into paper cards
punching holes into stiff paper cards at specific locations as determined by keys struck by a human operator. Other devices included here for that same function
Keypunch
Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic
seismically active Azores triple junction plate boundary where the North American plate, Eurasian plate and Nubian plate meet. The climate is mild, being influenced
Azores
Argentine football manager (born 1979)
midfielders of his generation. After starting his senior career at River Plate in 1996, Aimar amassed La Liga totals of 215 games and 32 goals over eight
Pablo_Aimar
14th century European armour
14th centuries, as body armour moved from simple mail hauberks to full plate armour. The couter was added to the hauberk to better protect the elbows
Transitional_armour
River Plate is an Argentine professional football club based in Buenos Aires, who currently play in the Argentine Primera División. River Plate entered
List_of_River_Plate_players
for both postage and revenue purposes, and in 1889 Jamaica issued three key plate stamps inscribed "POSTAGE & REVENUE", with the value tablet in a different
Postage stamps and postal history of Jamaica
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Jamaica
Maltese postage stamp series
operations, with a key plate and a duty plate. In most cases each plate was printed in a different colour, but for some of the low values both plates were printed
Melita_issue
Demon of Saturn in magic
of Saturn, mentioned as a spirit in such works as the Key of Solomon. As it says on the 10th Plate: "The First Pentacle of Mercury.--It serveth to invoke
Zazel_(spirit)
Mississippian copper plate collection
The Etowah plates, including the Rogan Plates, are a collection of Mississippian copper plates discovered in Mound C at the Etowah Indian Mounds near
Etowah_plates
Argentine footballer (born 2000)
career in his native Argentina, where he was an academy graduate of River Plate, making his first-team debut for the club in 2018. There, he spent four
Julián_Alvarez
Ancient text figure
of Saturn mentioned as a Spirit in such works as the Key of Solomon. As it says on the 10th Plate: "The First Pentacle of Mercury.--It serveth to invoke
Agiel
Subregion of the Asian continent
the intersection of geological plates, with both heavy seismic and volcanic activities. The Sunda plate is the main plate of the region, featuring almost
Southeast_Asia
Device used for calculations
Sharp's Calculator On Substrate (COS) technology. An extension of one glass plate needed for the liquid crystal display was used as a substrate to mount the
Calculator
Defunct glassware company in the U.S
collectors value patterns made by Nickel Plate/Factory N now called 101 Pattern Glass, Columbian Coin, Double Greek Key, Frosted Circle, Richmond, and others
Nickel_Plate_Glass_Company
Argentine football manager (born 1976)
their championship the following season before transferring to River Plate. River Plate won local championships under Gallardo and returned to the international
Marcelo_Gallardo
Country in South Asia
plate, and a part of the Indo-Australian Plate. India's defining geologic processes began approximately 70 million years ago, when the Indian Plate,
India
President of River Plate football club
River". Editorial staff (7 June 2025). "Who is Stefano Di Carlo: the business profile of one of River Plate's key figures". Perfil. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
Stéfano_Di_Carlo
Small tectonic plate in the southern Bismarck Sea
The South Bismarck plate is a small tectonic plate located mainly in the southern Bismarck Sea. The eastern part of New Guinea and the island of New Britain
South_Bismarck_plate
United States federal judge (1757–1815)
Philip Barton Key II, Key's great-nephew John Eager Howard, father-in-law of Key's daughter William Howard (engineer), son-in-law George Plater, father-in-law
Philip_Barton_Key
Ridge on the floor of the Pacific Ocean
(north to south) the North American plate, the Rivera plate, the Cocos plate, the Nazca plate, and the Antarctic plate. It runs south from the Gulf of California
East_Pacific_Rise
Small tectonic plate in the south Pacific west of Fiji
Reef plate is a small tectonic plate (microplate) located in the south Pacific west of Fiji. The western boundary is with the New Hebrides plate while
Conway_Reef_plate
Peninsula in West Asia
Asia. It accounts for the majority of the land situated on the Arabian plate. With an area of 3,237,500 km2 (1.25 million mi2), it is the world's largest
Arabian_Peninsula
Indian cricket tournament
quarter-finals. In the Plate Group, teams also play each other once, but the top two teams qualify for the plate group final. The Plate winner will be promoted
2025–26_Vijay_Hazare_Trophy
American singer-songwriter (1946–2023)
In 1986, Buffett began work to introduce the "Save the Manatee" license plate, featuring an image of a West Indian manatee, with proceeds going to the
Jimmy_Buffett
German physicist, mathematician and musician
sometimes labeled the father of acoustics, included research on vibrating plates and the calculation of the speed of sound for different gases. He also undertook
Ernst_Chladni
in the Tian Shan, far from plate boundaries. This apparent contradiction of plate tectonic theory makes the Tian Shan a key place to study the dynamics
Tectonics_of_the_Tian_Shan
Enrico Platé (28 January 1909, Milan, Italy – 2 February 1954, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a motor racing driver and team manager. Although born in Italy
Enrico_Platé
English ornithologist (1804–1881)
English ornithologist who published monographs on birds, illustrated by plates produced by his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists, including
John_Gould
KEY PLATE
KEY PLATE
Boy/Male
Arabic
Key; Opener
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a respelling of Kay 6, a shortened form of Scottish and Irish McKay.Korean : There is only one Chinese character and one clan for the Kye family name. According to the Kye family genealogy, the clan was founded by a Ming Dynasty government official named Kye SÅk-son who migrated to KoryÅ and settled in today’s Suan County of Hwanghae Province. The majority of bearers of the Kye family name today live in North Korea.
Male
English
Short form of English Kenneth, KEN means both "born of fire" and "comely; finely made." Also used as a nickname for other names that begin with Ken-. Compare with another form of Ken.
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Scandinavian
Rejoiced; Short Form of Katherine and Other Names Beginning with K; Happy; Pure; Clear; Form of Katherine; Virginal; Keeper of the Keys; Elder Sister
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Nye.Irish : reduced form of O’Ney.North German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Neu. The Jewish surname may sometimes be a shortened form of a name such as Neuburger.German : habitational name from a place near Boppard.North German : nickname from Middle Low German ni(g)e, ney(g)e ‘(the) new one’.Dutch : from a short form of the personal name Aarnoud (see Arnold).Dutch (de Ney) : variant of Nay 3.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Key
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Key
Boy/Male
Christian, Gaelic, Indian
The One who Opens the Lock
Male
Japanese
(1-æµ, 2-ä½³, 3-敬, 4-åœ, 5-æ…§) Japanese name KEI means 1) "blessed, lucky," 2) "excellent," 3) "respect," 4) "square jewel," or 5) "wise."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English ca ‘jackdaw’, from an unattested Old Norse ká. See also Daw.English : nickname from Middle English cai, kay, kei ‘left-handed’, ‘clumsy’.English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English keye, kaye ‘key’. Compare Care, Kear.English : topographic name for someone living on or near a quay, Middle English kay(e), Old French cay.English : from a Middle English personal name which figures in Arthurian legend. It is found in Old Welsh as Cai, Middle Welsh Kei, and is ultimately from the Latin personal name Gaius.Scottish and Irish : reduced form of McKay.French : variant of Quay, cognate with 2.Much shortened form of any of various names, mostly Eastern European, beginning with the letter K-.Variant of Danish and Frisian Kai.
Male
Japanese
(1-å¥, 2-謙, 3-ç ”) Japanese name KEN means 1) "healthy, strong" or 2) "modest," or 3) "study." Compare with another form of Ken.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant of Kay.Irish : reduced form of McKay.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Key; Opener
Male
Turkish
Turkish name GÖKER means "man of the sky."
Male
Greek
(Κήυξ) Greek name, possibly KEYX means "kingfisher." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Thessaly, the son of Eosphoros.
Boy/Male
Bengali, English, Indian, Sindhi
Key
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Kay.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Key; Love
Boy/Male
Indian
Key
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Son of Aidan.
KEY PLATE
KEY PLATE
Female
Serbian
Serbian name MILJANA means "charming."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Sublime; High
Boy/Male
Indian
Noble, Outstanding
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Excellent
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Garbutt.
Girl/Female
British, English, Greek, Jamaican
Deity
Girl/Female
Indian
Wish, Blessed
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Tamil
Goddess Laxmi
Male
English
English form of German Ernust, ERNEST means "battle (to the death), serious business."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
From the Stag's Forest
KEY PLATE
KEY PLATE
KEY PLATE
KEY PLATE
KEY PLATE
n. pl.
See Kie, Ky, and Kine.
n.
A latch key.
imp. & p. p.
of Key
v. t.
To form a key seat, as by cutting. See Key seat, under Key.
v. t.
To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
a.
Cold as a metallic key; lifeless.
n.
A key; a glossary.
n.
A family of tones whose regular members are called diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five, subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are temporary members of a key, under such names as " sharp four," "flat seven," etc. Scales and tunes of every variety are made from the tones of a key.
n.
An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; -- called also key fruit.
a.
Furnished with keys; as, a keyed instrument; also, set to a key, as a tune.
n.
A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Key
n.
An instrument which is turned like a key in fastening or adjusting any mechanism; as, a watch key; a bed key, etc.
n.
A key for opening more locks than one; a master key.
n.
See Key, a ledge.
n.
See Key way, under Key.
n.
A position or condition which affords entrance, control, pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence, that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle; the key to a problem.
v. t.
To change the key of.
n.
That part of an instrument or machine which serves as the means of operating it; as, a telegraph key; the keys of a pianoforte, or of a typewriter.