Misplate
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The occurrence of botched plating (sense: thin metal coating). uncountable
"In 1937 a program was initiated to inspect the plated parts on automotive products with a two-fold purpose, viz., to scrutinize the resistance to corrosion in various atmospheric zones and to study the effect of plate thickenss. Realizing the existence of inevitable human error in this type of inspection, a form shown in Fig. 18 was devised to minimize it by numerical evaluation of the condition of the plated parts, five points indicating no corrosion and one point designating total failure by blistering, cracking, misplate, peeling, etc."
- 1 To plate incorrectly. (any sense)
"Standard commercially offered plating barrels distorted, mangled and misplated these delicate shapes."
Example
More examples"Standard commercially offered plating barrels distorted, mangled and misplated these delicate shapes."
Etymology
From mis- + plate.
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