Plating
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpleɪtɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Plating is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of plate.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of plate.
More Meanings
- (philately) An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.
- A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.
- A coating or defensive armour of metal plates.
- The presentation of food that is ready to be served.
Example Sentences
The back plating looks vulnerable, light that sucker up!
Her fragility and vulnerability lie in the fact that her framework is overlaid with a relatively thin skin of plating, an inch or so in thickness, which, while amply strong to resist the inward pressure of the water, the impact of the seas, and the tensile and compressive stresses due to the motion of the ship in a seaway, etc., is readily fractured by the blow of a collision.
Word Forms
- platings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include armour, surfacing, averaging, surface, boards, headliner.
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