cladding
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word cladding. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word cladding, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say cladding in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word cladding you have here. The definition of the word cladding will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcladding, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From clad + -ing. Compare clothing, ultimately from the same source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklædɪŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ædɪŋ
Noun
cladding (countable and uncountable, plural claddings)
- (rare) Clothing; clothes.
- Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.
- (construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.
- Synonym: (US) siding
Translations
an outside building covering
|
Verb
cladding
- present participle and gerund of clad