Relating to the process of coating or shaping objects using electric current to deposit metal; involving electroplating or electroforming.
From galvano- (galvanism) + plastic (from Greek plastikos, moldable). The term emerged in the 1800s to describe the technique of using electricity to coat or form metal objects.
Galvanoplastic processes gave us the ability to copy beautiful sculptures and make cheap metal cheap objects look like expensive gold or silver—it's literally how Victorian Englishmen faked their fancy silverware.
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