padding
Soft filling material used in cushions etcSoft filling material used in cushions etc.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)Soft filling material used in cushions etc.
Füllung
(countable, uncountable)Extra characters such as spaces added to a record to fill it out to a fixed length.
паддингpadding, отступotstup
(countable, uncountable)Extraneous text added to a message for the purpose of concealing its beginning, ending, or length.
More meanings 4
(countable, uncountable)Anything of little value used to fill up space.
That magazine is mostly advertisements; the rest is padding.
(countable, uncountable)The process of mordanting a fabric.
(countable, uncountable)A diaper.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Robbing on a highway.
- artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
Forms
plural: paddingsSynonyms
22 synonyms- artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort:cushioning
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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