Electroplate
[ɪ'lektrə(ʊ)pleɪt;ɪ,lektrə(ʊ)'pleɪt] or [ɪ'lɛktrəple
Definition
(noun.) any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis.
(verb.) coat with metal by electrolysis; 'electroplate the watch'.
Typist: Marvin--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually silver, nickel, or gold, by means of electrolysis.
Editor: Simon
Examples
- Electroplating became an art, and telegraphy sprang into active being on both sides of the Atlantic. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The positive metal electrode gradually dissolves and replaces the metal lost from the solution by deposit and electroplating can continue as long as any positive electrode remains. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- While the art of electroplating would naturally suggest itself as the means of making such a mold, an apparently insurmountable obstacle appeared on the very threshold. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It could not be used for electroplating or deposition, nor could it charge storage batteries, all of which are easily within the ability of the direct current. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The ends of the rails were not japanned, but were electroplated, to give good contact surfaces for fish-plates and copper bonds. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Wax, being a non-conductor, cannot be electroplated unless a conducting surface be first applied. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Edited by Cary