From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishplatingplat‧ing /ˈpleɪtɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] TIMa thin layer of metal that covers another metal surface gold plating
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plating• But when the cross-section is viewed at high magnification, it becomes clear that different plating methods have been used.• As the foil plating was thicker it may have been found more durable than mercury plating.• The only visible wood is in the cocktail sticks, decking is metal plating and cups are plastic.• Rotosound have been experimenting with a new type of nickel plating which gives an exceptionally bright sound thanks to increased magnetic response.• The Slotopal On-Line Analyser from Schloetter is for fully automatic titrations of plating bath constituents and other processes.• It is an electrolytic deposit technique, and the process has come to supersede Sheffield plating.• The plating feeder holds them so that one yarn is always on the purl side and one on the knit side. 