coat vs plating

coat and plating both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coat	Yes	No	Yes	No
plating	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, plating is a hyponym of coat; that is, plating is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coat:

coat (noun)	plating (noun)
growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal	the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors	a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface
a thin layer covering something

coat (verb)	plating (verb)
cover or provide with a coat
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
form a coat over