misplate

verb

1. To plate incorrectly. (any sense)

   “Standard commercially offered plating barrels distorted, mangled and misplated these delicate shapes.”

   “On September 25, 1996, pressman John Dixon misplated the yellow and red plates on one paper, adversely affecting an entire run of 200,000 papers.”

   “If the 1997 Jeep had been misplated elsewhere, and presuming the relevant paperwork showed it was misplated, then Biondini acted in culpable ignorance of the truth when he failed to consult the documentation for the vehicle and nevertheless represented the vehicle as a Quadra-Trac.”

   “Any defects like yarn missing, lycra cut, holes, colored yarn, misplating, laddering effect, contamination, floats, etc., can be easily identified and immediate corrective action can be made in the next tube formation if required.”

noun

1. (uncountable)The occurrence of botched plating (sense: thin metal coating).

   “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.”

   “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.”