electroplatingn.
/ᵻˈlɛktrə(ʊ)pleɪtɪŋ/, /ᵻˌlɛtrə(ʊ)ˈpleɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈlɛktrəˌpleɪdɪŋ/, /iˈlɛktrəˌpleɪdɪŋ/ Manufacturing Technology.
The process of coating an article with metal by means of electrolysis. Frequently attributive.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > coating with metal > with specific metals
leadingc1440
tinningc1440
foilinga1582
quickening1738
electroplating1840
zincing1841
retinning1843
palladiumizinga1851
acierage1852
platinizing1853
nickelization1857
quicking1863
brassingc1865
copperingc1865
nickel plating1870
nickelling1875
steel-facing1884
brazing1886
aluminizing1890
sherardizing1901
calorizing1930
aluminization1932
stelliting1934
anodizing1936
anodization1952
flame-plating1954
1840 R. Hare Brief Expos. Sci. Mech. Electr. 63 (heading) Of electro-gilding and electro-plating, &c.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 93 The electro-plating process began at Birmingham.
a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. i. 10 Accretion means the depositing of particles on the top of other particles already fixed, as a layer of silver might be deposited on the top of another in the process of electroplating.
1938 A. E. Clayton Performance & Design Direct Current Machines (ed. 2) vi. 125 Such brushes are used for very low voltage, heavy current, direct current machines, as used for electro-plating.
1964 L. H. Van Vlack Elements Materials Sci. (ed. 2) xii. 342 In principle, electroplating is the reverse of corrosion.
2001 O. Sacks Uncle Tungsten xiv. 159 I decided to go further and try electroplating, using chromium as the anode and a variety of household objects as the cathode.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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