plating

(plāt)

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.

See plating in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A thin layer of metal, such as gold or silver, deposited on or applied to a surface.
  2. A coating of metal sheets or plates.

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