electroplate

English

Etymology

From electro- +‎ plate.

Verb

electroplate (third-person singular simple present electroplates, present participle electroplating, simple past and past participle electroplated)

1. (transitive) To coat (an object) with a thin layer of metal using electrolysis.

   Near-synonym: electrodeposit

Derived terms

• electroplatable
• electroplater

 

Translations

to coat an object with a thin layer of metal using electrolysis

• Dutch: galvanisch verzilveren
• French: plaquer (fr)
• German: galvanisieren (de)
• Hungarian: galvanizál (hu)
• Indonesian: menyepuh dengan listrik
• Maori: tāu(w)hi ā-hiko
• Portuguese: galvaniza (pt)
• Spanish: galvanizar (es)
• Swedish: galvanisera (sv)
• Turkish: elektrolizle kaplamak

Noun

electroplate (countable and uncountable, plural electroplates)

1. Electroplated objects.
2. The layer of metal deposited in the course of electroplating.