Definition
The process of coating, plating, or treating something with silver or a silver compound.
Etymology
From Latin 'argentum' (silver) + '-ation' (process noun suffix). The term developed in the 19th century as electroplating and silver-coating technologies became industrialized.
Kelly Says
Argentation made luxury accessible—through electroplating, a middle-class family could have a table that looked silver without owning an expensive sterling silver set, democratizing elegance.
Translations
ARالعربية
فضي (fadi)
fah-dee
BNবাংলা
সোনালি (sonali)
so-na-lee
CACatalà
argentat
ar-zen-tat
DEDeutsch
Silberung
zil-ber-ung
ELΕλληνικά
αργυρός (argýros)
ar-goo-ros
ESEspañol
argentación
ar-hen-ta-thee-ohn
FAفارسی
نقره ای (naghreh-ee)
nah-ghreh-ee
FRFrançais
argentation
ar-zhan-ta-syohn
GUGU
ચાંદી (chaandi)
chaan-dee
HEעברית
כסף (kesef)
keh-sef
HIहिन्दी
चांदी का (chaandi ka)
chaan-dee ka
HUMagyar
ezüstös
ez-yoost-ohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
perak
pe-rak
ITItaliano
argentatura
ar-zhen-ta-too-rah
KKKK
серебристый (seryebristyy)
se-re-bre-ris-tyy
KO한국어
은색화 (eun saek hwa)
eun saek hwa
MRMR
चांदी (chandi)
chaan-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
perak
pe-rak
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ (shwe)
shwe
NLNederlands
zilverkleuring
zil-ver-kleu-ring
PAPA
ਚਾਂਦੀ (chaandi)
chaan-dee
PLPolski
srebrzenie
sreb-rzh-nee
PTPortuguês
argentatura
ahr-zhn-ta-too-rah
RORomână
argentat
ar-jen-tat
RUРусский
серебрение (serobreniye)
se-reh-breh-nee-yeh
TAதமிழ்
வெள்ளி (vellli)
vel-lee
TEతెలుగు
వెండి (vendi)
ven-dee
TRTürkçe
gümüşleme
goo-mush-leh-meh
UKУкраїнська
срібний (sribnyy)
s-rib-nyy
URاردو
چاندی (chandi)
chaan-dee
VITiếng Việt
mạ bạc
ma bak
ZH中文
银化 (yín huà)
yin hwa
ZUZU
isihlangu
ee-see-hlan-goo