nickel-plated

UK: /ˈnɪklˈpleɪtɪd/

From the verb nickel plate: (⇒ conjugate)

nickel-plated is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

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nick′el plate′, 

1. Metallurgy a thin coating of nickel deposited on the surface of a piece of metal, as by electroplating.

• 1870–75

nick•el-plate  (nik′əl plāt′), v.t., -plat•ed, -plat•ing. 

1. Metallurgy to coat with nickel by electroplating or other process.

• 1880–85

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nickel plate noun

1. a thin layer of nickel deposited on a surface, usually by electrolysis