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electroplate
[ ih-lek-truh-pleyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to plate or coat with a metal by electrolysis.
noun
- electroplated articles or ware.
electroplate
/ ɪˈ±ôÉ›°ì³Ù°ùəʊˌ±è±ô±ðɪ³Ù /
verb
- tr to plate (an object) by electrolysis
noun
- electroplated articles collectively, esp when plated with silver
adjective
- coated with metal by electrolysis; electroplated
Derived Forms
- ±ðˈ±ô±ð³¦³Ù°ù´ÇËŒ±è±ô²¹³Ù±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ð·±ô±ð³¦î€ƒt°ù´Ç·±è±ô²¹³Ùe°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of electroplate1
Example Sentences
Poor-quality electroplated, galvanized nails or screws could begin to corrode in just a few years.
They were treated with an electroplating process that fused a copper coating onto the forms, which were finished in bronze.
What about those cheap electroplated roofing nails the roofer used to install your shingles?
Aloofly minimalist yet interactive, the New York artist’s “X†comprises 10 near-identical canvases, electroplated all over with mirror-like silver, and the track lighting above.
Related copper etchings appear in the show, and Barney has electroplated them over varying times, encrusting them with weird metal nodules.
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