plating

An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.

Noun

  1. An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.
  2. A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.
  3. A coating or defensive armour of metal plates.
    • 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 back plating looks vulnerable, light that sucker up! - 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, spoken by Marcus Stacker (Pete Stacker), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: The Ark:
  4. The presentation of food that is ready to be served.

Origin

From Middle English *platynge, from Old English platung (“plate, thin piece of metal”), equivalent to plate + -ing.

Forms

platings

Derived

armour plating barrel plating chromium plating dorsal plating plating carrier postplating preplating sideplating tin-plating

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of plate

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.