Overplate

Quick meaning: Overplate is a noun meaning In armour, a large pauldron protecting the shoulder, or a cubitiere protecting the elbow.

Meaning

In armour, a large pauldron protecting the shoulder, or a cubitiere protecting the elbow.

More Meanings

1. A layer of metal that covers an undercoat.
2. A flat protective sheet that covers something
3. (geology) A tectonic plate that has moved over and covered another tectonic plate.
4. To form an overplate.
5. (geology, of a tectonic plate) To move on top of and cover another tectonic plate.
6. To form an overly thick plate on top of something.

Example Sentences

If there is free iron on the surface, copper will overplate onto iron.

Fatigue or cracking due to cyclic loading of the overplate is influenced by its thickness.

The next phase is to adapt a wax sheet to fit against the vertical flange of the stage, so forming an overplate.

Obviously, it does little good to meet the tolerance of the +0.005 inch, only to overplate the holes with lesser tolerance.

Word Forms

• overplates
• overplating
• overplated

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pauldron, armplate, pouldron, espauliere, epauliere, puldron.

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