Definitions for wadding
ˈwɒd ɪŋwad·ding

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. packing material, packing, waddingnoun

   any material used especially to protect something

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. waddingnoun

   wads collectively

2. waddingnoun

   soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Waddingnoun

   A kind of soft stuff loosely woven, with which the skirts of coats are stuffed out.

   Etymology: from wad, vad, Islandick

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wadding

   Wadding is a disc of material used in guns to seal gas behind a projectile (a bullet or ball), or to separate the propellant from loosely packed shots.Wadding can be crucial to a gun's efficiency, since any gas that leaks past a projectile as it is being fired is wasted. A harder or more carefully designed item which serves this purpose is often called a sabot. Wadding for muzzleloaders is typically a small piece of cloth, or paper wrapping from the cartridge.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wadding

   of Wad

2. Waddingnoun

   a wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable substance of which wads may be made

3. Waddingnoun

   any soft stuff of loose texture, used for stuffing or padding garments; esp., sheets of carded cotton prepared for the purpose

4. Etymology: [See Wad a little mass.]

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1. Wadding

   Wadding is a disc of material used in guns to seal gas behind a projectile or to separate powder from shot. Wadding can be crucial to a gun's efficiency, since any gas that leaks past a projectile as it is being fired is wasted. A harder or more carefully designed item which serves this purpose is often called a sabot. Wadding for muzzleloaders is typically a small piece of cloth, or paper wrapping from the cartridge.

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1. WADDING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wadding is ranked #47706 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Wadding surname appeared 444 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wadding.
   
   97.5% or 433 total occurrences were White.
   1.1% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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How to pronounce wadding?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wadding in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wadding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of wadding in a Sentence

1. David Katz:

   There's not even a question -- the blank is not going to have a projectile, the part of the cartridge, the bullet is not going to be here. The cartridge will either be crimped or there will be some sort of wadding or plastic cap because the powder still needs to be contained.

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