| Electroplating 1. (imp. & p. p.) of Electroplate. 2. (n.) The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of electricity. Thesaurus Entries anion, anodized aluminum, cation, chromium plate, copperplate, electrocoating, electroetching, electrogalvanization, electrogilding, electrograving, electrolysis, electrolyte, galvanization, gold plate, ion, ionization, ionogen, nickel plate, nonelectrolyte, plate, plating, silver plate |