nosepiece vs armor plating

nosepiece and armor plating both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nosepiece	Yes	No	No	No
armor plating	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, armor plating is a hypernym of nosepiece; that is, armor plating is a word with a broader meaning than nosepiece:

nosepiece: armor plate that protects the nose
armor plating: specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire

Other hypernyms of nosepiece include armor plate, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour.

nosepiece (noun)	armor plating (noun)
the link between two lenses; rests on the nose	specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
armor plate that protects the nose
a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose