plating

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plat·ing | \ ˈplā-tiŋ

Definition of plating

1 : the act or process of plating

2a : 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 While 100 percent Mikimoto, Passionoir, which ranges from $270 to $23,900, plays on the unexpected contrast of organic pearls with the ultra-black rhodium plating. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2021 The gold medals only have six grams of gold plating on it, as the rest is pure silver. — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 23 July 2021 Most of her accessories are made using brass or gold plating. — Christian Allair, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2021 The judges walked the giant hall with clipboards, peeked under hoods and crawled on their hands and knees to inspect the chrome plating. — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Aug. 2021 According to food critics at the time, Guillas worked his magic once again with his French cooking expertise and whimsical plating designs. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2021 The sparkle of the blue dial is achieved through a unique manufacturing and finishing technique combining stamping, plating and painting. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 2 July 2021 These also have 24K gold plating and crimping teeth, making connecting it simple and keeping it from corroding quickly. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 17 June 2021 The leak happened during a fire at a plating company at 169 Pratt St., Will Healey said early Monday afternoon. — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 21 June 2021

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