plating

[ pley-ting ]

/ ˈpleɪ tɪŋ /

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noun

a thin coating of gold, silver, etc.

an external layer of metal plates.

the act of a person or thing that plates.

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Origin of plating

First recorded in 1535–45; plat(e)¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby plating

platform ticket, Plath, Plath, Sylvia, platina, platinate, plating, Platini, platinic, platinic acid, platinic chloride, platiniferous

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How to use plating in a sentence

Beautiful plating is crucial, and some chefs take it to the next level by presenting their food on all sorts of unusual things, like bricks, flat caps, or trowels, Spence says.
Host an unforgettable meal with science and a personal touch|Sofia Quaglia|November 22, 2021|Popular-Science
Armor plating from a scrapped warship was assembled, to a thickness of more than 40 feet.
Jack Steinberger, Nobel laureate in physics, dies at 99|Martin Weil|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
The great iron plating which supported the machinery had kept it together, and in one piece.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
The heavy ship's plating was carried right up to the boat deck, and between the C and B decks was doubled.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government

The following methods of plating iron with nickel and silver appeared in a recent issue of a German paper.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
They were struck repeatedly, but the balls fell harmlessly against the iron plating.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
Her plating was but pine wood to the steel projectiles, flying with almost the swiftness of a minnie bullet.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.

British Dictionary definitions for plating

plating

/ (ˈpleɪtɪŋ) /

noun

a coating or layer of material, esp metal

a layer or covering of metal plates

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plating

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