- The art or process of covering anything with a plate or
plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal
with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means
or by electro-magnetic deposition. - A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal. - A coating or defensive armor of metal (usually steel)
plates.
Replica plating Replica plating is the replication of a pattern of colonies from one plate to another; a disk of sterile material (often velveteen) is pressed on the