"plating" in the noun sense
1. plating, metal plating
a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface
2. plating
the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)
"plating" in the verb sense
1. plate
coat with a layer of metal
"plate spoons with silver"
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