plating

[ pley-ting ]

/ ˈpleɪ tɪŋ /

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noun

a thin coating of gold, silver, etc.

an external layer of metal plates.

the act of a person or thing that plates.

Origin of plating

First recorded in 1535–45; plate¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby plating

platform ticket, plath, plath, sylvia, platina, platinate, plating, platini, platinic, platinic acid, platinic chloride, platiniferous

Definition for plating (2 of 2)

plate ¹

[ pleyt ]

/ pleɪt /

noun

a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.

the contents of such a dish; plateful.

an entire course of a meal served on such a dish: I had the vegetable plate for lunch.

the food and service for one person, as at a banquet, fund-raising dinner, or the like: The wedding breakfast cost $20 a plate.

household dishes, utensils, etc., of metal plated with gold or silver.

household dishes, utensils, etc., made of gold or silver.

Also called collection plate. a dish, as of metal or wood, used for collecting offerings, as in a church.

a thin, flat sheet or piece of metal or other material, especially of uniform thickness.

metal in such sheets.

a flat, polished piece of metal on which something may be or is engraved.

license plate.

a flat or curved sheet of metal, plastic, glass, or similar hard material, on which a picture or text has been engraved, etched, molded, photographically developed, or drawn, that is inked, as in a press, for printing impressions on other surfaces.

a printed impression from such a piece or from some similar piece, as a woodcut.

a full-page illustration in a book, especially an insert on paper different from the text pages.

a piece of armor made from a thin, flat piece or several such pieces of tough material, especially wrought iron or steel.

armor composed of thin, flat pieces; plate armor.

Dentistry.

the part of a denture that conforms to the mouth and contains the teeth.
the entire denture.

Baseball.

the plate. home plate.
rubber¹(def 14).

plate glass.

Photography. a sheet of glass, metal, etc., coated with a sensitized emulsion, used for taking a photograph.

Anatomy, Zoology. a platelike part, structure, or organ.

a thin piece or cut of beef from the lower end of the ribs.

Geology. crustal plate.

Electronics. one of the interior elements of a vacuum tube, toward which electrons are attracted by virtue of its positive charge; anode. Abbreviation: P

Carpentry. any of various horizontal timbers or boards laid flat across the heads of studding, upon floors, etc., to support joists, rafters, or studs at or near their ends.

a gold or silver cup or the like awarded as the prize in a horse race or some other contest.

a horse race or some other contest for such a prize.

Heraldry. a rounded argent.

verb (used with object), plat·ed, plat·ing.

to coat (metal) with a thin film of gold, silver, nickel, etc., by mechanical or chemical means.

to cover or overlay with metal plates for protection.

Metalworking.

to forge (a bloom or the like) into a broad piece.
to hammer (cutlery) gently to produce an even surface.

Printing. to make a stereotype or electrotype plate from (type).

Papermaking. to give a high gloss to (paper), as on supercalendered paper.

Origin of plate

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French: literally, something flat, noun use of feminine of plat flat¹ < Vulgar Latin *plattus, akin to Greek platýs broad, flat

OTHER WORDS FROM plate

plate·less, adjective plate·like, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for plating

Perhaps one of the greatest forward steps in the development of electrotyping was made when the plating dynamo was invented.

From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 |H. C. Forster
The substance of the shields is layers of ox's hide, covered with a plating of bronze.

The World of Homer |Andrew Lang
They had stripped the conduit ducts of plating, but there was no sign that they had done anything further.

Shock Absorber |E.G. von Wald
Nick′el-plat′ing, the plating of metals with nickel; Nick′el-sil′ver, German silver (see German).

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) |Various

Some of our neighbors saw what we had plated, and wanted me to do some plating for them.

Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for plating (1 of 3)

plating

/ (ˈpleɪtɪŋ) /

noun

a coating or layer of material, esp metal

a layer or covering of metal plates

British Dictionary definitions for plating (2 of 3)

plate

/ (pleɪt) /

noun

a shallow usually circular dish made of porcelain, earthenware, glass, etc, on which food is served or from which food is eaten
(as modifier)a plate rack

Also called: plateful the contents of a plate or the amount a plate will hold
Australian and NZ a plate of cakes, sandwiches, etc, brought by a guest to a partyeveryone was asked to bring a plate

an entire course of a meal a cold plate

any shallow or flat receptacle, esp for receiving a collection in church

flat metal of uniform thickness obtained by rolling, usually having a thickness greater than about three millimetres

a thin coating of metal usually on another metal, as produced by electrodeposition, chemical action, etc

metal or metalware that has been coated in this way, esp with gold or silver Sheffield plate

dishes, cutlery, etc, made of gold or silver

a sheet of metal, plastic, rubber, etc, having a printing surface produced by a process such as stereotyping, moulding, or photographic deposition

a print taken from such a sheet or from a woodcut, esp when appearing in a book

a thin flat sheet of a substance, such as metal or glass

armour made of overlapping or articulated pieces of thin metal

photog

a sheet of glass, or sometimes metal, coated with photographic emulsion on which an image can be formed by exposure to light
(as modifier)a plate camera

an orthodontic device, esp one used for straightening children's teeth

an informal word for denture (def. 1)

anatomy any flat platelike structure or part

a cup or trophy awarded to the winner of a sporting contest, esp a horse race
a race or contest for such a prize

any of the rigid layers of the earth's lithosphere of which there are believed to be at least 15 See also plate tectonics

electronics

mainly US the anode in an electronic valve
an electrode in an accumulator or capacitor

a horizontal timber joist that supports rafters or studs

a light horseshoe for flat racing

a thin cut of beef from the brisket

See plate rail

Also called: Communion plate RC Church a flat plate held under the chin of a communicant in order to catch any fragments of the consecrated Host

archaic a coin, esp one made of silver

on a plate in such a way as to be acquired without further trouble he was handed the job on a plate

on one's plate waiting to be done or dealt with he has a lot on his plate at the moment

verb (tr)

to coat (a surface, usually metal) with a thin layer of other metal by electrolysis, chemical reaction, etc

to cover with metal plates, as for protection

printing to make a stereotype or electrotype from (type or another plate)

to form (metal) into plate, esp by rolling

to give a glossy finish to (paper) by calendering

to grow (microorganisms) in a culture medium

Word Origin for plate

C13: from Old French: thin metal sheet, something flat, from Vulgar Latin plattus (unattested); related to Greek platus flat

British Dictionary definitions for plating (3 of 3)

Plate

/ (pleɪt) /

noun

River Plate the English name for the (Río de la) Plata

Medical definitions for plating

plate

[ plāt ]

n.

A smooth, flat, relatively thin, rigid body of uniform thickness.

A thin flat layer, part, or structure.

A thin metallic or plastic support fitted to the gums to anchor artificial teeth.

A metal bar applied to a fractured bone in order to maintain the ends in apposition.

The agar layer within a Petri dish or similar vessel.

A sheet of glass or metal that is light-sensitive and on which a photographic image can be recorded.

v.

To form a very thin layer of a bacterial culture by streaking it on the surface of agar to isolate individual organisms from which a colonial clone will develop.

Scientific definitions for plating

plate

[ plāt ]

Noun

A thin, flat sheet of metal or other material, especially one used as an electrode in a storage battery or capacitor, or as the anode of an electron tube.

In plate tectonics, one of the sections of the Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) that is in constant motion along with other sections. It is the interaction of the plates that causes mountains, volcanos, and other land features to form and that causes earthquakes to occur. Six major plates and numerous smaller ones are recognized. See more at tectonic boundary.

Verb

To coat or cover with a thin layer of metal.

Idioms and Phrases with plating

plate

see hand to on a silver platter (serve up on a plate); have a lot on one's plate.

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