PLATING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("plating" is a kind of...):

application; coating; covering (the work of applying something)

Derivation:

plate (coat with a layer of metal)

Meaning:

A thin coating of metal deposited on a surface

Synonyms:

metal plating; plating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("plating" is a kind of...):

coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plating"):

gold plate (a thin plating of gold on something)

silver plate (a thin layer of silver deposited on something)

Derivation:

plate (coat with a layer of metal)

-ing form of the verb plate