noun
Meaning 1
Clothing; clothes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cladding
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈklædɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ædɪŋ
noun
Meaning 2
Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: siding
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of clad
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: facing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protective covering, protective cover, protection
Narrower terms: revetment, revetement, stone facing
History
Etymology
From clad + -ing. Compare clothing, ultimately from the same source.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: облицо́вка (oblicóvka) — an outside building covering
- Bulgarian: обши́вка (obšívka) — an outside building covering
- Finnish: verhous — an outside building covering
- French: revêtement — an outside building covering
- German: Verkleidung — an outside building covering
- Hungarian: burkolat — an outside building covering
- Indonesian: selubung — an outside building covering
- Malay: salutan — an outside building covering
- Māori: tūpuni — an outside building covering
- Norwegian Bokmål: kledning — an outside building covering
- Russian: обши́вка (obšívka) — an outside building covering
- Spanish: revestimiento — an outside building covering
- Spanish: recubrimiento — an outside building covering