What is "electrodeposition"

n. the deposition of a metal on a cathode during electrolysis; used as a method of purification

n. the deposition of a substance on an electrode by the action of electricity (especially by electrolysis)

Electrodeposition may refer to:

• Electroplating, a process that uses electric current to reduce dissolved metal cations so that they form a coherent metal coating on an electrode
• Electrophoretic deposition, a term for a broad range of industrial processes which includes electrocoating, e-coating, cathodic electrodeposition, anodic electrodeposition and electrophoretic coating, or electrophoretic painting
• Underpotential deposition, a phenomenon of electrodeposition of a species (typically reduction of a metal cation to a solid metal) at a potential less negative than the equilibrium (Nernst) potential for the reduction of this metal