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

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

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

But civilians here have no armour plating to shield them, and many Lebanese no longer have a roof over their heads.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

Her style, which she described as “clear painting,” looks backward to mannerism and forward to futurism and has a high-gloss sheen to it, like the chrome plating of a motorcar.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

I hit my wristwatch, and metal plating spiraled out into a thick bronze shield.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan