cladding en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈklædɪŋ/
Etymology
From clad + -ing. Compare clothing, ultimately from the same source.
Meanings
- (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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| claddings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (13)
es revestimiento (an outside building covering) · mi tūpuni (an outside building covering) · hu burkolat (an outside building covering) · id selubung (an outside building covering) · de Verkleidung (an outside building covering) · ms salutan (an outside building covering) · es recubrimiento (an outside building covering) · bg облицо́вка (an outside building covering) · fr revêtement (an outside building covering) · ru обши́вка (an outside building covering) · bg обши́вка (an outside building covering) · nb kledning (an outside building covering) · fi verhous (an outside building covering)