Cladding
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.
verb
1.
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
adjective, (usually used in combination)
2.
dressed:
ill-clad vagrants.
3.
covered:
vine-clad cottages.
verb (used with object), clad, cladding.
1.
to bond a metal to (another metal), especially to provide with a protective coat.
noun
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
verb
1.
a past participle of clothe
verb clads, cladding, clad
1.
(transitive) to bond a metal to (another metal), esp to form a protective coating
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