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plate vs electroplate

electroplate vs plate

plate and electroplate both are nouns.

plate and electroplate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plate Yes No Yes No
electroplate Yes No Yes No
As verbs, electroplate is a hyponym of plate; that is, electroplate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plate:
  • plate: coat with a layer of metal
  • electroplate: coat with metal by electrolysis
plate (noun) electroplate (noun)
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
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
plate (verb) electroplate (verb)
coat with a layer of metal coat with metal by electrolysis
Difference between plate and electroplate

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