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PLATING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("plating" is a kind of...):
application; coating; covering (the work of applying something)
Derivation:
plate (coat with a layer of metal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A thin coating of metal deposited on a surface
Synonyms:
metal plating; plating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("plating" is a kind of...):
coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plating"):
gold plate (a thin plating of gold on something)
silver plate (a thin layer of silver deposited on something)
Derivation:
plate (coat with a layer of metal)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb plate
