plating vs gold plate

plating and gold plate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plating	Yes	No	No	No
gold plate	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of plating include silver plate.

plating (noun)	gold plate (noun)
the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)	a thin plating of gold on something
a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface	tableware that is plated with gold

plating (verb)	gold plate (verb)
	plate with gold