plating

American

[pley-ting] / ˈpleɪ tɪŋ /

noun

a thin coating of gold, silver, etc.
an external layer of metal plates.
the act of a person or thing that plates.

plating British

/ ˈpleɪtɪŋ /

noun

a coating or layer of material, esp metal
a layer or covering of metal plates

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

platings

plural

Etymology

Origin of plating

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

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Series creator Christopher Storer conveys this in the briefest, tightest shots of hands lovingly plating food, as well as in panoramic views of the series as a whole.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

Gold and silver plating of idols and temple figurines, mostly paid for by devotees, is common across temples in India.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Max Muncy supplied their lone early RBIs, plating one run on a fourth-inning double and another on a sixth-inning groundout.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

The tank holds hexavalent chromium, a reddish-brown solution widely used in plating that has been shown to cause lung cancer in humans if inhaled.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

It was a double-decker, with armor plating, bulletproof windows, and solar panels on the roof.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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