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plating definition

plat·ing (plāt′iŋ)

noun

  1. the act or process of a person or thing that plates
  2. an external layer of metal plates
  3. a thin coating of gold, silver, tin, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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