# plated

Pronunciation: say "PLAY-tid" /ˈpleɪtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Coated with a thin layer of metal, often gold, silver, or chrome, applied over a base material.
   - Simple: Covered with a thin layer of metal, like gold or silver, over a cheaper base.
   - _The faucet is plated with chrome to resist corrosion._
   - _Antique dealers can tell solid silver from plated pieces at a glance._
2. Covered with bony plates or overlapping scales that form a tough protective layer.
   - Simple: Covered with hard, flat pieces or scales, like an animal's natural armor.
   - _Crocodiles have heavily plated skin running along their backs._
   - _The fossil revealed a thickly plated creature unlike anything alive today._
3. Arranged and presented individually on a plate before being served, rather than offered from a shared serving dish.
   - Simple: Put on a plate and ready to eat, not taken from a shared dish.
   - _The caterer offered a plated meal instead of a buffet._
   - _Reviewers praised the carefully plated desserts at the new restaurant._

## Verb

4. Simple past and past participle of plate. — simple past and past participle of plate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of plate. Use this form when talking about coating something with metal in the past.
   - _The workshop plated the old fixtures to restore their shine._
   - _Each medal was plated with silver before being engraved._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/plated (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).