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Definition: Cladding |
CladdingNoun1. A protective covering that protects the outside of a building. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Metallurgy | The association of layers of metals of different colours or natures by molecular interpenetration of the surfaces in contact. Source: European Union. (references) |
Aerospace | A coating placed on the surface of a material and usually bonded to the material. Also called clad.Cladding is used extensively in nuclear reactor cores to prevent corrosion of the fissionable material by the coolant. (references) |
Building & Civil Engineering | The covering forming the outer surface of a wall e. g. weatherboarding, board material. Source: European Union. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | A material, usually of low refractive index, that surrounds the central part of an optical fibre to minimise surface scattering losses. Source: European Union. (references) |
Energy | The thin-walled metal tube that forms the outer jacket of a nuclear fuel rod. It prevents corrosion of the fuel by the coolant and the release of fission products into the coolant. Aluminum, stainless steel, and zirconium alloys are common cladding materials. (references) |
Nuclear Energy & Physics | The external layer of material applied directly to a nuclear fuel or other material, to provide protection from a chemically reactive environment, to provide containment of radioactive products produced during the irradiation of the composite or to provide structural support. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Process of providing a material with a cladding. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: CladdingSynonym: facing (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: plating (building & civil engineering). |
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| "Cladding" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Cladding" is used about 138 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 138 | 27,024 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "cladding": average cladding diameter ♦ cladding process ♦ clapboard cladding ♦ fiber cladding ♦ fiber optic cladding ♦ fiber optics cladding ♦ fibre cladding ♦ fibre optic cladding ♦ fibre optics cladding ♦ local deformation of fuel cladding ♦ optical fiber cladding ♦ optical fibre cladding. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "cladding": re-cladding, riot-cladding, stone-cladding. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "cladding"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 金属 (metal, metallic, Metallical), 包層 (covering). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | cladding, yderbeklædning (sheathing), plettering, optisk fiberbeklædning (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), koblingsmiddel, kapslingsproces (canning, canning process, cladding process), kapsling (can, canning, clad, enclosure, jacket, sheath), kappe (cable hose, cable sheath, cap, cape, companion, fairing, fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, guard, heading, jacket, mantle, moil, nose cone, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding, pollarding, sheath, sheathing, shell, shielding, shroud, skirt, topping), indkapsling (assembly, can, canning, case, clad, encapsulation, enclosure, enclosures, information hiding, in-ground encapsulation, jacket, packaging, sealing, sheath), indkapsle (canning, canning process, cladding process, encapsulate, encapsulation), fiberoptisk indkapsling (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), beklædning (article of dress, garment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | plateren, optische veldbekleding (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), mantel van een glasvezel (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), mantel (cloak, mantle, surface), huls (base, bush, can, canning, cap, case, chuck, chuck bush, chuck bushing, clad, core, harness, jacket, mandrel, sheath, tube, wrapper), bus (autobus, bus, can, drum, hub, letterbox, mailbox, motorbus, nave, omnibus, tin, tin can), blindering (sheathing), bekleding (cover, protective cover), bekleden (clothe, cover, occupy, overlay, take), bedekking (cover, hood, lid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | verhous (boarding, facing, lining, sheathing), polttoaineen suojakuori (can, canning, clad, jacket, sheath), pintaverhous, päällyste (coating, covering, surface, top), päällystäminen suojakuorella (cladding process), päällystäminen (canning, canning process, cladding process, coating, covering, sheathing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | revêtement mural extérieur, revêtement métallique, revêtement (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), placage, habillage (cleaning and trussing a chicken), gaine optique (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), gaine (clad, fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), gainage (cladding process), blindage. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Mantel eines optischen Leiters. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | περίβλημα οπτικών ινών (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), περίβλημα (gasket, integument, jacket, shield), Εξωτερική επένδυση τοίχου (sheathing), επένδυση οπτικής ίνας (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), επένδυση (casing, coating, investment, plating), επικάλυψη (overlap, sheathing, topping), επίστρωση (coat of paint, covering, veneer), επίχρισμα (coat, smear), οπτικός μανδύας (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | védőburkolat (armour). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | camicia (shirt, top), rivestimento per fibre ottiche (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), rivestimento esterno (doubling, furring, jacket, sheathing), rivestimento del combustibile (can, canning, clad, jacket, sheath), rivestimento (casing, coating, cover, covering, encasement, facing, integument, jacket, lag, lining, skin), placcatura (plating), mantello (blanket, cape, capote, casing, cloak, coat, mantle, wrap), incamiciatura (can, canning, clad, encapsulation, fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, jacket, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding, sheath), guaina (case, girdle, scabbard, sheath). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | addingclay chapeamento, revestimento para fibras ópticas (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), revestimento mural externo (sheathing), revestimento (boarding, case, casing, clothing, coat, coating, covering, encaustic, facing, finish, jacket, lines, lining, revetment, sheath, slipover), bainha de fibra óptica (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), bainha (case, cover, edging, fell, hem, holder, husk, lap, pod, scabbard, seam, sheath, socket, underdress). (various references) плакирование. (various references) chapado (plated), vaina (husk, pod, scabbard, seedcase, sheath, shell, shuck, take), revestimiento (coating, facing, lagging, lining, plate, revetment, sheathing, shell), envoltura (case, cover, covering, envelope, envelopment, jacket, membrane, sheath, swaddle, wrap, wrapper, wrapping), envainado (canning, canning process, cladding process). (various references) mantel (cloak, jacket, mantle, Pall), kapsling (assembly, can, canning, canning process, clad, cladding process, enclosure, jacket, nesting, sealing, sheath, shield), fibermantel (fiber cladding, fiber optics cladding, fibre cladding, fibre optics cladding, optical fiber cladding, optical fibre cladding), fasadbeklädnad (facing), beklädnad (boarding, clothes, clothing, covering, jacket, lining, revetment). (various references) วัตถุที่ใช้หุ้ม. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "cladding": claddings. (additional references) | |
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"Cladding" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: calding, chaddian, Cleddans, cliding, clodding, kleding, ladding, Schladming. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-d-g-i-l-n" | |
-1 letter: addling. | |
-2 letters: adding, candid, lacing, lading, ligand. | |
-3 letters: acing, alcid, algid, algin, align, canid, clang, cling, gaddi, gadid, gland, liang, ligan, linac, linga, nicad, nidal. | |
-4 letters: acid, agin, anil, cadi, caid, cain, clad, clag, clan, dang, dial, ding, gadi, gain, gild, glad, glia, laic, laid, lain, land, lang, ling, nail. | |
-5 letters: add, aid, ail, ain. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-d-g-i-l-n" | |
+1 letter: claddings. | |
+2 letters: grandchild. | |
+3 letters: deadlocking. | |
+5 letters: candlelighted, dendrological, grandchildren. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 6C 61 64 64 69 6E 67 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01101100 01100001 01100100 01100100 01101001 01101110 01100111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C l a d d i n g |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 006C 0061 0064 0064 0069 006E 0067 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3778677070758073 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, chinês, китайский, китаец, chino, kinesisk |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, датский, danés, dansk |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, голландский, holandés, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, финский, finlandés, finés, finsk |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, francês, французский, francés, fransk, franska |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, alemão, немецкий, alemán, tysk, าษาเยอรมัน, เยอรมัน |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, grego, греческий, грек, griego, grek |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italiensk, italienska, italienare, ชาวอิตาลี, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, português, португальский, portugués, portugis |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, русский, ruso, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, espanhol, испанский, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, шведский, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น |
Thai | พจนานุกรม | 泰國 , 泰文 , 泰 , 泰語 , 泰国, thailænder, Thais, Thai, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, tailandês, tailandés, thailändare, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, คนไทย |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, английский, inglés, engelsk, เกี่ยวกับประเทศอังกฤษ, ชาวอังกฤษ, าษาอังกฤษ |
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