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plate vs operculum

operculum vs plate

plate and operculum both are nouns.

plate is a verb but operculum is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plate Yes No Yes No
operculum Yes No No No
As nouns, operculum is a hyponym of plate; that is, operculum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plate:
  • plate: any flat platelike body structure or part
  • operculum: a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted
Other hyponyms of plate include comb, frill, lamina.
plate (noun) operculum (noun)
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted
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) operculum (verb)
coat with a layer of metal
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