overplate
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
In armour, a large pauldron protecting the shoulder, or a cubitiere protecting the elbow.
noun
A flat protective sheet that covers something
noun
A tectonic plate that has moved over and covered another tectonic plate.
verb
To form an overplate.
verb
To move on top of and cover another tectonic plate.
Example Sentences
- "Fatigue or cracking due to cyclic loading of the overplate is influenced by its thickness."
- "Although a minimum 30 micro-inch Au layer is the normal connector contact overplate thickness, a 30 micro-inch layer of nickel-palladium (Ni/Pd) with a Au flash has been reported resistant to both and hydrogen BGA"
- "The next phase is to adapt a wax sheet to fit against the vertical flange of the stage, so forming an overplate."
- "The once near-surface rocks will be relatively more oxidised, so that the fluids will tend to oxidise the overplate and, consequently will not precipitate silica but rather dissolve it."
- "Pits in the nickel plate were introduced by accelerated corrosion testing and the casting was overplated with copper before sectioning."
- "The mesenchymal or cell-matrix tissue can be constituted with smooth muscle cells and overplated with endothelial cells to simulate the wall of an arterial vessel."
Etymology
From over- + plate.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: over