Definition of Plating

1. Noun. A thin coating of metal deposited on a surface.

Exact synonyms: Metal Plating
Generic synonyms: Coat, Coating
Specialized synonyms: Gold Plate, Silver Plate
Derivative terms: Plate

2. Noun. The application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis).
Generic synonyms: Application, Coating, Covering
Derivative terms: Plate

Definition of Plating

1. n. The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-magnetic deposition.

Definition of Plating

1. Verb. (present participle of ''plate'') ¹

2. Noun. (philately) An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet. ¹

3. Noun. A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal. ¹

4. Noun. A coating or defensive armour of metal plates. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plating

1. a thin layer of metal [n -S]

Medical Definition of Plating

1. 1. The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electromagnetic deposition. 2. A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal. 3. A coating or defensive armor of metal (usually steel) plates. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plating

platformer
platformers
platforming
platforms
plathelminth
plathelminthes
plathelminths
platier
platies
platiest
platina
platinas
platinate
platinates
platinating
plating (current term)
plating carrier
platings
platini-
platinian
platinic
platinichloric
platinichloric acid
platiniferous
platiniridium
platinisation
platinise
platinised
platinises
platinising

Literary usage of Plating

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

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1919)
"Automatic Copper plating (New York Meeting, February, 1919) plating iron with copper has received great attention from practical and scientific men, but, ..."

2. Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1922)
"Nickel in Nickel-plating Solutions In most cases it is quite unnecessary to separate the cobalt from the nicke in making this determination and, ..."

3. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1866)
"Displacement, 5050 tona; 900 horse power: mean draught, 25^ feet; length of load line, 255 feet ; breadth, 66 feet: wooden hall; 4X inch armor plating; ..."

4. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"The process of electro-plating is carried on as follows: The object to be plated is connected with the negative terminal of a battery and placed in a ..."

5. Descriptions of Occupations by United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Employment Service (1918)
"He should have a working knowledge of box or automatic plating-tank ... He should have had all-round experience in a general plating shop or plating shop of ..."

6. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1919)
"Automatic Copper plating (New York Meeting, February, 1919) plating iron with copper has received great attention from practical and scientific men, but, ..."

7. Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1922)
"Nickel in Nickel-plating Solutions In most cases it is quite unnecessary to separate the cobalt from the nicke in making this determination and, ..."

8. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1866)
"Displacement, 5050 tona; 900 horse power: mean draught, 25^ feet; length of load line, 255 feet ; breadth, 66 feet: wooden hall; 4X inch armor plating; ..."

9. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"The process of electro-plating is carried on as follows: The object to be plated is connected with the negative terminal of a battery and placed in a ..."

10. Descriptions of Occupations by United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Employment Service (1918)
"He should have a working knowledge of box or automatic plating-tank ... He should have had all-round experience in a general plating shop or plating shop of ..."

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