plating
An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.
Other meanings
A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.
A coating or defensive armour of metal plates.
Synonyms
- metal plating
A kind of
- coating
Kinds of plating
- gold plate
- silver plate
Word history
From Old English "platung" (plate, thin piece of metal).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “plating” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.