platter: Meaning and Definition of

plat•ter

1. a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, esp. meat or fish.
2. a course of a meal, usually consisting of a variety of foods served on the same plate.
3. a phonograph record.
4. a part of a motion-picture projector, consisting of a large, horizontally rotating disk that houses a feature film.