engraving vs plate

plate vs engraving

engraving and plate both are nouns.

engraving is not a verb while plate is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
engraving	Yes	No	No	No
plate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, plate is a hypernym of engraving; that is, plate is a word with a broader meaning than engraving:

engraving: a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
plate: a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

engraving (noun)	plate (noun)
making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them	dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
a print made from an engraving	a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
	a shallow receptacle for collection in church
	(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
	structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
	a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
	a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
	the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
	a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
	any flat platelike body structure or part
	a main course served on a plate
	the thin under portion of the forequarter
	a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
	the quantity contained in a plate

engraving (verb)	plate (verb)
	coat with a layer of metal

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