Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis;
VERB (1)
1.
coat with metal by electrolysis;
- Example: "electroplate the watch"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Electroplate \E*lec"tro*plate`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Electroplating.] (Mech.)
To plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually silver,
nickel, chromium, or gold, by means of electrolysis.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
electroplate
n 1: any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal
by electrolysis
v 1: coat with metal by electrolysis; "electroplate the watch"