plating

noun

plat·​ing ˈplā-tiŋ 

1

: the act or process of plating

2

a

: 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

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Dolly Parton wore a pair of Renauld Sixty-One sunglasses, with 24-karat yellow gold plating with sky blue lenses, for a party in 2022. —Samantha Conti, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025

At the core of the collection was the brand’s new Lacquer Spiral, an evolution of the spring ‘25 Gold Spiral, which involves molding, engraving, plating, and lacquering using a custom formula. —Stephen Garner, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for plating

• baiting
• bating
• crating
• dating
• freighting
• gating
• grating
• hating
• mating
• plaiting
• prating
• rating

Kids Definition

plating

noun

plat·​ing

ˈplāt-iŋ

1

: the act or process of covering especially with metal plate

2

: a coating of metal plates or plate

armor plating

the plating wore off the spoons

Medical Definition

plating

noun

plat·​ing ˈplāt-iŋ 

1

: the spreading of a sample of cells or microorganisms on a nutrient medium in a petri dish

2

: the immobilization of a fractured bone by securing a metal plate to it