plating

noun

plat·​ing ˈplā-tiŋ 

1

: the act or process of plating

2

a

: a coating of metal plates

b

: a thin coating of metal

Examples of plating in a Sentence

spoons covered in silver plating

Recent Examples on the Web

Only polish as needed since the plating can start to wear away with frequent polishing. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2025

Here’s a quick taste of the Chick and Hawk menu from my visits, with the caveat that some dish ingredients, plating and pricing may have changed in response to staff experience and diner feedback from last week’s soft opening. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025

That will be followed by Study 02 next year featuring different hardware using stainless steel with 18-karat gold plating sourced from China, where Canadas contended hardware technology surpasses European alternatives. —Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025

McSorley, fatigued and with his radars on the blink, may have unwittingly bottomed out the boat on a shoal, damaging the plating underneath. —Kevin Duchschere, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for plating

• baiting
• bating
• crating
• dating
• freighting
• gating
• grating
• hating
• mating
• plaiting
• prating
• rating

Kids Definition

plating

noun

plat·​ing

ˈplāt-iŋ

1

: the act or process of covering especially with metal plate

2

: a coating of metal plates or plate

armor plating

the plating wore off the spoons

Medical Definition

plating

noun

plat·​ing ˈplāt-iŋ 

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