plating
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5.9
- noun
- /ˈpleɪtɪŋ/
- Specialized
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chapado
- The car's body was reinforced with steel plating to enhance its durability and protection.
- plating bath
- electroless plating
- copper plating
I had high hopes, but I didn't expect the copper plating to turn out so well.
- I had high hopes, but I didn't expect the copper plating to turn out so well.
- And the problem with this is that the nickel plating is plating aluminum and not copper.
- What happened at that Chrome plating facility that's now closed that was next to the school?
- Finally, one last reason for me to fake Damascus is that sometime soon I want to try a plating technique on Damascus.
- There is no cheaper metal inside or so, So you can choose to wear the collection in silver as it is or you can add gold plating or rose gold plating.
Examples
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The wall stood 30 feet high, clad in steel armor plating.
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The bullets bounce off the armor plating of the helicopter.
Fiction book (1998) -
Unlike other U.S. strike aircraft, it has substantial armor plating to protect it from ground fire.
Academic text (1991) -
Bullets will do nothing against the armour plating!
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That armour plating is inches thick.
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I had high hopes, but I didn't expect the copper plating to turn out so well.
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We're gonna modify each vehicle, adding reinforced steel plating, bulletproof glass, and roll cages to at least give the drivers a fighting chance.
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M1 Abrams tank armor, that's ceramic plating everywhere.
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Three quarter-inch steel, reinforced armor-plating, bullet-resistant glass, and a 24-karat gold inlay.
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The gold plating on the jewelry gives it a shiny and luxurious appearance.
Synonyms
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3.4
A layer of material that covers a surface to protect or decorate it
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5.2
To coat an object with a thin layer of metal using electricity
A thin metal layer on a surface for protection or decoration
A thin metal layer put on a surface to make it conduct electricity or look shiny
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.2
Thick hard metal plates that protect vehicles or buildings from enemy fire
- Specialized
Putting a thin layer of tin on metal to stop rust and make it look better
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Metal plates that form the outside of a steel ship like planks on a wooden ship
How Thick
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word plating comes from plate, which means a 'thin metal sheet', so plating is the act of covering an object with a thin layer of metal to protect it or make it look better.