- plating plat·ing n
- ['pleɪtɪŋ]
(gold/silver plating) placcatura, (chrome plating) cromatura
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
plating plat·ing n
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plat·ing — /ˈpleıtıŋ/ noun [noncount] 1 : a thin layer of metal that has been added to the outside of something spoons covered in silver plating 2 : a layer of wide, thin pieces of metal armor plating … Useful english dictionary
Plating — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plating — plat|ing [ˈpleıtıŋ] n [U] a thin layer of metal that covers another metal surface ▪ gold plating … Dictionary of contemporary English
plating — plat|ing [ pleıtıŋ ] noun singular or uncount a thin layer of metal, especially silver or gold, that covers a metal object … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plating — plat•ing [[t]ˈpleɪ tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) mel a thin coating of gold, silver, etc 2) mel an external layer of metal plates • Etymology: 1535–45 … From formal English to slang
plating — 1. Sowing of bacteria on a solid medium in a Petri dish or similar container; the making of a plate culture. 2. Application of a metal bar to keep the ends of a fractured bone in apposition. 3. Electrolytic deposition of a … Medical dictionary
nickel-plating — nickˈel platˈing noun The plating of metals with nickel • • • Main Entry: ↑nickel … Useful english dictionary
gold-plate — verb plate with gold goldplate a watch • Syn: ↑goldplate, ↑gold plate • Derivationally related forms: ↑gold plate (for: ↑gold plate), ↑gold plate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
electroplating — elec·tro·plat·ing (e lek″tro plātґing) plating or coating of an object with a layer of metal through the use of electrolytic processes. See also electroplated die, under die … Medical dictionary
armor plate — ar′mor plate n. mil a protective plating of hardened steel used esp. to cover warships, tanks, and aircraft Also, ar′mor plat ing. Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
