cladding

The definition of cladding is a layer of metal connected to a layer of a different metal, or the process that connected them.

(noun)

An example of cladding is stainless steel connected to aluminum in a cooking pot.

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See cladding in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a layer of some metal or alloy bonded to another metal
  2. the process of bonding such materials

Origin: see clad

See cladding in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A metal coating bonded onto another metal under high pressure and temperature.
  2. The process of forming such a coating.
  3. A protective or insulating layer fixed to the outside of a building or another structure.

Origin:

Origin: Earlier, clothing

Origin: , possibly from clad2

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