Found 2 items, similar to electroplating.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: electroplate electroplate n : any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis electroplate v : coat with metal by electrolysis; “electroplate the watch”
English → English (gcide) Definition: electroplating electroplating \e*lec"tro*pla`ting\, n. The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of an electric current. The metal to be deposited on an article is usually used as the anode and the article to be plated as the cathode, in an electrolyte solution in which the plating metal is the cation. The process is conducted in a tank called an electroplating bath, which holds the electrolyte solution. [1913 Webster +PJC] ||