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Mortice vs Underplate - What's the difference?

mortice | underplate |

As nouns the difference between mortice and underplate

is that mortice is (woodworking) while underplate is an armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock.

As verbs the difference between mortice and underplate

is that mortice is (woodworking) while underplate is (geology) to act as an underplate.

mortice

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (woodworking)

    • Verb

    (mortic)
  • (woodworking)

    • underplate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An armoured plate that forms part of a mortice lock
  • (geology) A tectonic plate that forms or moves under another

    • Verb

    (underplat)
  • (geology) To act as an underplate