protective covering vs faceplate

faceplate vs protective covering

protective covering and faceplate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
protective covering	Yes	No	No	No
faceplate	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, faceplate is a hyponym of protective covering; that is, faceplate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than protective covering:

protective covering: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
faceplate: a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)

Other hyponyms of protective covering include armor, armour, bell glass, bell jar, binder, ring-binder, back, binding, book binding, cover, blind, screen, armguard, bracer, cap, cloche, coaster, cold frame, crystal, watch crystal, watch glass, dust cover, cladding, facing, fall-board, fallboard, escutcheon, finger plate, scutcheon, heat shield, bonnet, cowl, cowling, hood, housing, lamp shade, lampshade, shade, liner, lining, mask, mulch, roof, roof, screen, shade, sheath, overlay, overlayer, sheathing, shelter, shield, dashboard, splashboard, splasher, splasher, testudo, thumbstall, toecap, splashboard, washboard.

protective covering (noun)	faceplate (noun)
the tough natural covering of some organisms	a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

Difference between protective covering and faceplate

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