Electroplating – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
electroplating
n.
act of plating a metal onto a cathodic surface by electrolysis (Electrochemistry)
electroplate
v.
coat with metal by electrolysis
Electroplating
Electroplating is a process that uses electric
current to
reduce dissolved metal
cations so that they form a coherent metal coating on an
electrode. The term is also used for electrical
oxidation of
anions onto a solid substrate, as in the formation silver chloride on silver wire to make
silver/silver-chloride electrodes. Electroplating is primarily used to change the surface properties of an object (e.g.
abrasion and wear resistance,
corrosion protection,
lubricity, aesthetic qualities, etc.), but may also be used to build up thickness on undersized parts or to form objects by
electroforming.
electroplate
Noun
1. any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis
(hypernym) artifact, artefact
Verb
1. coat with metal by electrolysis; "electroplate the watch"
(hypernym) plate
(derivation) electroplater
Electroplating
(n.)
The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of electricity.
(imp. & p. p.)
of Electroplate
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
electroplating
Synonyms and related words:
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,
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