cladding
cladding · claddings
обшивка
Verkleidung
Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the…Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.
/ˈklædɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, rare, uncountable)Clothing; clothes.
(countable, uncountable)Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.
(countable, uncountable)A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.
Verkleidung
обши́вкаobšívka
a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
an outside building covering:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an outside building covering:
Origin
From clad + -ing. Compare clothing, ultimately from the same source.From clad + -ing. Compare clothing, ultimately from the same source.
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Forms
plural: claddingsSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable