plating
nounA thin layer of metal, such as gold or silver, deposited on or applied to a surface.
A coating of metal sheets or plates.
The art or operation of covering articles with a thin coating or film of metal, especially of overlaying articles made of the baser metals with a thin coating of gold, silver, or nickel.
A thin coating of one metal laid upon another.
In bacterial., the pouring of liquefied gelatin or agar-agar containing a mixed culture of bacteria upon a glass plate or into a Petri dish, where the medium hardens and thus permits the isolation of specific organisms. Also plating-out.
