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Webster 1913 Edition
Platform
Plat′formˊ
,Noun.
[
Plat
, a. + -form
: cf. F. plateforme
.] 1.
A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
2.
A place laid out after a model.
[Obs.]
lf the
platform
just reflects the order. Pope.
3.
Any flat or horizontal surface; especially, one that is raised above some particular level, as a framework of timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof, or a raised floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a dais; a stage, for speakers, performers, or workmen; a standing place.
4.
A declaration of the principles upon which a person, a sect, or a party proposes to stand; a declared policy or system;
“The platform of Geneva.” as, the Saybrook
platform
; a political platform
. Hooker.
5.
(Naut.)
A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See
Orlop
. Platform car
, a railway car without permanent raised sides or covering; a f[GREEK]at.
– Platform scale
, a weighing machine, with a flat platform on which objects are weighed.
Plat′formˊ
,Verb.
T.
1.
To place on a platform.
[R.]
2.
To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
[Obs.]
Church discipline is
platformed
in the Bible. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Platform
PLAT'FORM
,Noun.
1.
A place laid out after any model.2.
In the military art, an elevation of earth or a floor of wood or stone, on which cannons are mounted to fire on an enemy.3.
In architecture, a row of beams or a piece of timber which supports the timber-work of a roof, and lying on the top of the wall.This in New England is called the plate.
4.
A kind of terrace or broad smooth open walk on the top of a building, as in the oriental houses.5.
In ships, the orlop. [See Orlop.]6.
Any number of planks or other materials forming a floor for any purpose.7.
A plan; a scheme; ground-work.8.
In some of the New England states, an ecclesiastical constitution, or a plan for the government of churches; as the Cambridge or Saybrook platform.Platic aspect, in astrology, a ray cast from one planet to another, not exactly, but within the orbit of its own light.