e·lec·tro·plate ( -l k tr -pl t )tr.v. e·lec·tro·plat·ed, e·lec·tro·plat·ing, e·lec·tro·plates To coat or cover with a thin layer of metal by electrodeposition. |
electroplating (-lktr -pltng) The process of coating the surface of a conducting material with a metal. During the process, the surface to be covered acts as a cathode in an electrolytic cell, and the metal that is to cover it acts as an anode. Electroplating is usually used to cover a less expensive metal with a more expensive metal, or to cover a corrosive metal with a less corrosive or noncorrosive metal. |
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