Meaning

4 senses
  1. An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.

  2. A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.

    Plattierung

    a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface

  3. A coating or defensive armour of metal plates.

  4. The presentation of food that is ready to be served.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. The police vehicle's armor plating saved the lives of its occupants.

    deDie Panzerung des Polizeifahrzeugs rettete den Insassen das Leben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. The chefs prepared the feast, plating dishes meticulously in the busy kitchen.

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Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
thin coating of metal:

Origin

From Middle English *platynge, from Old English platung (“plate, thin piece of metal”), eq

From Middle English *platynge, from Old English platung (“plate, thin piece of metal”), equivalent to plate + -ing.

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Forms

plural: platings
Singularplating
Pluralplatings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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