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plating

1. a coating or layer of material, esp metal
2. a layer or covering of metal plates
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plating

[′plād·iŋ]
(metallurgy)
Forming a thin, adherent layer of metal on an object. Also known as metal plating.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

plating

A thin coating of one metal on another.
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