The difference between Armor and Carapace

When used as nouns, armor means a protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces, whereas carapace means a hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.

Armor is also verb with the meaning: to equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.

check bellow for the other definitions of Armor and Carapace

  1. Armor as a noun (uncountable):

    A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

  2. Armor as a noun (uncountable):

    A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.

  3. Armor as a noun (uncountable):

    Metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.

  4. Armor as a noun (countable):

    A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.

  5. Armor as a noun (military, uncountable):

    A military formation consisting primarily of tanks or other armoured fighting vehicles, collectively.

  6. Armor as a noun (hydrology, uncountable):

    The naturally occurring surface of pebbles, rocks or boulders that line the bed of a waterway or beach and provide protection against erosion.

  1. Armor as a verb (transitive):

    To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.

  2. Armor as a verb (transitive):

    To provide something with an analogous form of protection.

  1. Carapace as a noun:

    A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.

  2. Carapace as a noun:

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