cataphract vs plate armour

plate armour vs cataphract

cataphract and plate armour both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cataphract	Yes	No	No	No
plate armour	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, plate armour is a hyponym of cataphract; that is, plate armour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cataphract:

cataphract: armor that protects the wearer's whole body
plate armour: a historical type of personal armor made from iron or steel plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century.

Other hyponyms of cataphract include bulletproof vest, chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail, corselet, corslet, cuirass, plate armor.

cataphract (noun)	plate armour (noun)
armor that protects the wearer's whole body	specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
	a historical type of personal armor made from iron or steel plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century.

Difference between cataphract and plate armour

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