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Meaning of PLATING

Pronunciation:  'pleyting

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)
  2. [n]  a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface
 
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 Synonyms: metal plating
 
 See Also: application, coat, coating, coating, covering, gold plate, silver plate

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Plat"ing\, n.
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 electro-magnetic
   deposition.
2. A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.
3. A coating or defensive armor of metal (usually steel)
   plates.
 
Glossary
 
 Definition: a method of bonding metals together, for instance silver with copper or copper with gold.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: anodized aluminum, chromium plate, coat, coating, collop, copperplate, covering, cut, deal, disk, electrocoating, electroplating, feuille, film, flap, foil, fold, gold plate, lamella, lamina, laminated glass, laminated wood, lap, leaf, membrane, nickel plate, pane, panel, patina, peel, pellicle, plait, plank, plate, ply, plywood, rasher, safety glass, scum, sheet, silver plate, skin, slab, slat, slice, table, tablet, veneer, wafer
 

 

 

 

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