plating

noun plat·ing \ ˈplā-tiŋ \

Updated on: 16 Apr 2018

Definition of plating

1 : the act or process of plating

2 a : a coating of metal plates

b : a thin coating of metal

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Cordon Cool Cooking Students Zachary Dressel, Ryan Smith, and Bobby Haney were actively involved in the catering from meal preparation to plating and presentation, serving the guests and cleaning up.

— staff report, Houston Chronicle, "Cordon Cool Cooking School for Autistic Students caters its first luncheon," 9 Apr. 2018
The vehicles are stripped down and then built back up again with special mission equipment and up to a ton of armor plating, all of it nigh invisible to the untrained eye.

— kyle mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "How U.S. Special Forces Get Their Armored Pickups," 5 Apr. 2018
The Tigers threatened in the ninth inning, plating runs on doubles by Dixon Machado and Miguel Cabrera, but could not solve Pirates closer Felipe Rivero, who recorded his second save of the day.

— anthony fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers swept by Pittsburgh Pirates in chilly doubleheader, 8-6," 1 Apr. 2018
The pages of Giada's Italy: My Recipes for La Dolce Vita are bursting with snapshots of the luminous chef in Rome making, plating, and chowing down on her favorite authentic dishes.

— refinery29.com, "Giada De Laurentiis' New Cookbook Will Give You A Serious Case Of Wanderlust," 27 Mar. 2018
Prior to the delivery of the Passover packages, many volunteers participated in the plating and freezing of the Passover meals during the week of March 19.

— marvin glassman, Jewish Journal, "Palm Beach County programs celebrate Passover in a meaningful way," 29 Mar. 2018
In 2016, the firm struck a $3.2 billion deal to acquire Atotech Solutions, a supplier of plating chemicals used in circuit boards and semiconductor manufacturing from French energy giant Total SA.

— ben dummett, WSJ, "Carlyle-Led Consortium to Buy Akzo Nobel’s Chemicals Unit for $12.6 Billion," 27 Mar. 2018
Ford delivered again in the second inning plating Cade Beloso with a triple to right field and the Patriots added four more runs in the third.

— josh preston, NOLA.com, "John Curtis 10, Rummel 0: LSU signee Will Ripoll pitches perfect game with 12 strikeouts," 22 Mar. 2018
Clarendon Hills’ Mikey DiTomasso earned praise for his plating skills, but Northwest Indiana resident Ben Watkins continued to struggle in the Fox network competition.

— tracy swartz, chicagotribune.com, "Clarendon Hills boy shines on 'MasterChef Junior'," 16 Mar. 2018

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plating

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Definition of plating for English Language Learners

: a thin layer of metal that has been added to the outside of something
: a layer of wide, thin pieces of metal

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plating

noun plat·ing \ ˈplāt-iŋ \

medical Definition of plating

1 : the spreading of a sample of cells or microorganisms on a nutrient medium in a petri dish

2 : the immobilization of a fractured bone by securing a metal plate to it

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