cladding

[ klad-ing ]
/ ˈklæd ɪŋ /

noun

the act or process of bonding one metal to another, usually to protect the inner metal from corrosion.
metal bonded to an inner core of another metal.

Origin of cladding

First recorded in 1880–85; clad2 + -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM cladding

un·der·clad·ding, noun

Definition for cladding (2 of 3)

clad 1
[ klad ]
/ klæd /

verb

a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.

adjective (usually used in combination)

dressed: ill-clad vagrants.
covered: vine-clad cottages.

Origin of clad

1
before 950; Middle English cladd(e), Old English clāthod(e) clothed. See clothe, -ed2

Definition for cladding (3 of 3)

clad 2
[ klad ]
/ klæd /

verb (used with object), clad, clad·ding.

to bond a metal to (another metal), especially to provide with a protective coat.

Origin of clad

2
First recorded in 1935–40; special use of clad1

British Dictionary definitions for cladding (1 of 3)

cladding
/ (ˈklædɪŋ) /

noun

the process of protecting one metal by bonding a second metal to its surface
the protective coating so bonded to metal
the material used for the outside facing of a building, etc

British Dictionary definitions for cladding (2 of 3)

clad 1
/ (klæd) /

verb

a past participle of clothe

Word Origin for clad

Old English clāthode clothed, from clāthian to clothe

British Dictionary definitions for cladding (3 of 3)

clad 2
/ (klæd) /

verb clads, cladding or clad

(tr) to bond a metal to (another metal), esp to form a protective coating

Word Origin for clad

C14 (in the obsolete sense: to clothe): special use of clad 1