plating

American  

[pley-ting] / ˈpleɪ tɪŋ /

noun

1. a thin coating of gold, silver, etc.

2. an external layer of metal plates.

3. the act of a person or thing that plates.

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plating British  

/ ˈpleɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. a coating or layer of material, esp metal

2. a layer or covering of metal plates

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Etymology

Origin of plating

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

Example Sentences

Each of the first seven hitters in the lineup recorded an RBI, with Hernández and Max Muncy plating runs in the fifth before Mookie Betts and Freeman hit back-to-back RBI singles in the sixth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2025

Instead of plating a large piece of chicken with sweet potatoes and rice on the side, transform those same ingredients into a sweet potato risotto with chicken.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025

Under the heat lamps of the serving counter his team of chefs are busy carving a chunk of crispy pork belly, plating haddock fishcakes and replenishing huge bowls of new potatoes and roasted carrots.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024

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