Definitions for claddingˈklæd ɪŋ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
clad•dingˈklæd ɪŋ(n.)
(adj.)the act or process of bonding one metal to another, usu. to protect the inner metal from corrosion.
Category: Metallurgy
metal bonded to an inner core of another metal.
Category: Metallurgy
Origin of cladding:
1880–85
Princeton's WordNet
facing, cladding(noun)
a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
Wiktionary
cladding(Noun)
Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fiber.
cladding(Noun)
a weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building (called siding in the US).
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