plating
(plāt′iŋ)
noun
- the act or process of a person or thing that plates
- an external layer of metal plates
- a thin coating of gold, silver, tin, etc.
See plating in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- A thin layer of metal, such as gold or silver, deposited on or applied to a surface.
- A coating of metal sheets or plates.
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