overplates

Noun

overplate (plural overplates)

1. In armour, a large pauldron protecting the shoulder, or a cubitiere protecting the elbow.
2. A layer of metal that covers an undercoat.
   • Fatigue or cracking due to cyclic loading of the overplate is influenced by its thickness.1981, Diesel Progress North American - Volume 47, page 34
3. A flat protective sheet that covers something
   • The next phase is to adapt a wax sheet to fit against the vertical flange of the stage, so forming an overplate.1994, Keith F. Thomas, Prosthetic Rehabilitation, page 96
4. A tectonic plate that has moved over and covered another tectonic plate.
   • 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.2012, Franco Pirajno, Hydrothermal Mineral Deposits, →ISBN

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