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Definition of Cladding
1. Noun. A protective covering that protects the outside of a building.
Generic synonyms: Protection, Protective Cover, Protective Covering
Specialized synonyms: Revetement, Revetment, Stone Facing
Derivative terms: Face
Definition of Cladding
1. Noun. Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fiber. ¹
2. Noun. (context: construction) a weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building (called siding in the US). ¹
3. Verb. (present participle of clad) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cladding
1. something that overlays [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cladding
Literary usage of Cladding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pellet-Clad Interaction in Water Reactor Fuels: Seminar Proceedings, AIX-En by Direction de l'énergie nucléaire, DEC., Electricité de France, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2005)
"Pressure or zero friction displacement loading applied to cladding tubes where
... In the case of cladding with a hydride lens, the inability of the hydride ..."
2. Spent Nuclear Fuel Discharges from U. S. Reactors (1993) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"cladding Early reactors used stainless steel cladding for their fuel assemblies.
This was less than perfect because stainless steel is a neutron absorber or ..."
3. Handbook for the Seismic Evaluation of Buildings: A Prestandard, 1998 edited by Ugo Morelli (1999)
"4.8.4.l) No exterior cladding - hollow clay tile infill treated in structural
... NC (N/A) DAMAGE: There shall be no damage to exterior wall cladding. ..."
4. Under Cover: Evolution of Upholstered Furniture by Ed van Hinte (2006)
"... be clothed with a body is a form of representation that reduces cladding to
superfluous decoration. This recalls the ideas of the architect Jan Duiker, ..."
5. Basic Studies in the Field of High-Temperature Engineering: Second by Nea, Nihon Genshiryoku Kenkyūjo, Nuclear Energy Agency (2002)
"Example of cladding creep reversal (and rod overpressure) data Fission gas ...
A creep-out of the cladding may then open the fuel-cladding gap and lead to ..."
6. Fission Gas Behaviour in Water Reactor Fuels: Seminar Proceedings, Cadarache by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2002)
"Similar features are observed in NSRR tests with industrial PWR fuel rods.
cladding failure occurs also at a relatively low enthalpy level (60-86 cal/g) ..."
7. New Materials Society, Challenges and Opportunities: New Materials Science ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"(The cladding is usually enveloped by protective outer layers, but these play no
functional role in the transmission properties of the fiber. ..."
8. Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage: Public Report by Brwm, National Research Council of the Nationa (2006)
"As fuel rod temperatures increase, the gas pressure inside the fuel rod increases
and eventually can cause the cladding to balloon out and rupture. ..."
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