misplate en · NOUN
Etymology
From mis- + plate.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The occurrence of botched plating (sense: thin metal coating).
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.
1949, American Electroplaters' Society, Proceedings of the Annual Convention - Volume 35, page 100:For example, silicon-type mold releases (materials sprayed on the molded surface to help in the removal of the molded part) should not be used, as they are extremely difficult to remove and usually lead to adhesion failures (blisters) or misplate because they hindered the processing solutions from performing their functions properly.
1990, G. O. Mallory, J. B. Hajdu, Electroless plating: fundamentals and applications, page 382:The gas formed during this attack causes lines or misplate on the face of the part if it is permitted to exhaust onto those surfaces.
1998, James G. Bralla, Design for Manufacturability Handbook, page 8-30: