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ɪŋ noun
1.
the act or process of bonding one metal to another, usually to protect the inner metal from corrosion.
2.
metal bonded to an inner core of another metal.
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verb (used with object), clad, clad·ding.
to bond a metal to (another metal), especially to provide with a protective coat.
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clad1 (klæd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| a past participle of clothe | |
| [Old English clāthode clothed, from clāthian to | |
| clad2 (klæd) | |
| —vb , clads, cladding, clad | |
| (tr) to bond a metal to (another metal), esp to form a protective coating | |
| [C14 (in the obsolete sense: to clothe): special use of | |
| cladding (ˈklædɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the process of protecting one metal by bonding a second metal to its surface |
| 2. | the protective coating so bonded to metal |
| 3. | the material used for the outside facing of a building, etc |
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Word Origin & History
clad
1300, alternative pt. and pp. of clothe, from O.E. geclæþd, pp. of clæþan "to clothe," from clað "cloth."
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Example sentences
The side view shows cladding over the lower door panels.
Pre-patinated copper cladding wraps much of the new building.
Most optical fibers have a core of pure silica and a cladding layer that is doped with ions to change its refractive index.
Fuel rods in nuclear reactor cores are filled with uranium oxide ceramic pellets in zirconium cladding.
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