Definition of Electroplating

1. n. The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of electricity.

Definition of Electroplating

1. Verb. (present participle of electroplate) ¹

2. Noun. A process of coating the surfaces of a metal object with a layer of a different metal through electrochemical means, usually to exploit different properties of the materials. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Electroplating

1. electroplate [v] - See also: electroplate

Medical Definition of Electroplating

1. The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of electricity. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Electroplating

electrophrenic respiration
electrophylic
electrophysiologic audiometry
electrophysiological
electrophysiological studies
electrophysiologically
electrophysiologist
electrophysiologists
electrophysiology
electroplatable
electroplate
electroplated
electroplater
electroplaters
electroplates
electroplating (current term)
electroplatings
electroplax
electroplaxes
electropneumograph
electropolar
electropolishing
electropolymerization
electropolymerizations
electropolymerized
electropop
electroporated
electroporation
electroporations
electroporator

Literary usage of Electroplating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dynamo-electric Machinery: A Manual for Students of Electrotechnics by Silvanus Phillips Thompson (1886)
"SPECIAL forms of dynamo are needed for the work of electroplating, ... The first application of a dynamo to the purpose of electroplating is due to Mr. JS ..."

2. The Principles of Applied Electrochemistry by Arthur John Allmand (1912)
"CHAPTER XIX electroplating AND ELECTROTYPING electroplating is the art of covering a ... electroplating—General Considerations]—The conditions governing the ..."

3. The Principles of Applied Electrochemistry by Arthur John Allmand (1912)
"electroplating—General Considerations.—The conditions governing the cathodic deposition of metals, the nature of the deposit, and related phenomena, ..."

4. On Laboratory Arts by Richard Threlfall (1898)
"electroplating.—This is an art which is usually deemed worthy of a treatise to itself, ... (3) The art of electroplating being in advance of the science, ..."

5. Transactions of the International Electrical Congress, St. Louis, 1904 by International Electrical Congress (1905)
"I hope to show that a study of chemical reactions and chemical analogies will at least give us the outlines of a theory of electroplating. ..."

6. A Course in Electrical Engineering by Chester Laurens Dawes (1920)
"electroplating.1—electroplating is a very important electrical industry and is closely related to the subject of batteries. The principle is very simple. ..."

7. War Work of the Bureau of Standards: April 1, 1921 by National Bureau of Standards, United States Bureau of Standards, United States (1921)
"PROTECTIVE COATINGS electroplating Investigations Even before this country entered the war, numerous inquiries for information upon plating of military ..."

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