electroplating means A process of coating the surfaces of a metal object with a layer of a different metal through electrochemical means, usually to exploit different properties of the materials. It carries an Arena rating of 1399, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, electroplating ranks #1,438 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #4,437 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #4,635 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words, #4,871 of 17,149 for Most Exacting Words.
Why “electroplating” is a great word
The process of depositing a layer of metal onto a conductive object by means of an electric current. Formed within English from the combining form electro- (relating to electricity) and plating (the application of a thin coating of metal), first attested in the 1840s. Unlike 'galvanization,' which specifically sheaths iron in zinc for rust-proofing, or 'anodizing,' which grows a protective oxide skin, electroplating is the deliberate, electrolytic grafting of a foreign metal. It is the cold chromium shimmering on a vintage bumper, the functional gold clinging to a connector pin, and the counterfeit silver whispering from a trinket's surface—a ghostly, conductive veneer conferring value or virtue that the base material never possessed, the industrial alchemist's promise that anything, given sufficient current, can wear a more glamorous face.
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- A process of coating the surfaces of a metal object with a layer of a different metal through electrochemical means, usually to exploit different properties of the materials.e.g.“Near-synonym: electrodeposition”
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