Coating
['kəʊtɪŋ] or ['kotɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) a thin layer covering something; 'a second coat of paint'.
(noun.) a heavy fabric suitable for coats.
(noun.) a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); 'the boat had a metallic finish'; 'he applied a coat of a clear finish'; 'when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly'.
Typist: Loretta--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coat
(n.) A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial.
(n.) Cloth for coats; as, an assortment of coatings.
Typed by Clint
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Covering, coat.
Edited by Lilian
Examples
- Slipped on the smooth coating --I almost had him. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was then dipped in the sap, or the latter was poured over it, which gave it a thin coating. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Attempts to insulate the line wire were limited to coating it with tar or smearing it with wax for the benefit of all the bees in the neighborhood. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This emulsion, as the coating is called, is, as we might readily infer from the presence of the silver, sensitive to the action of light in much the same manner as was the original film. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The sensitive plates are left to dry in dark rooms, and when the coating has become absolutely firm and dry, the plates are packed in boxes and sent forth for sale. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- He prepares a polished metal plate, generally zinc, with an extremely thin coating of film or fatty milk, which dries upon and adheres to the plate. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A patent was granted last year for a mode of coating earthenware vessels with copper or iron by electro-chemical deposition. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- For instance, if a dipper full of the liquid air is drawn, in an instant the outside of the dipper is covered with a coating of frost deposited upon it from the surrounding atmosphere. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In practice some gelatin is mixed with the silver salt, and the mixture is then poured over the plate or film in such a way that a thin, even coating is made. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Space will not permit the enumeration of the vast variety of processes and machines for coating and gilding that have since followed. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- When one coating became sufficiently hard another was added, and smoked in turn, and so successive coatings were applied until a sufficient thickness was obtained. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The tube itself should have a thin coating. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- After a vial was charged, he removed the coating, and found that, upon applying a new coating, the shock might still be received. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- By another modification of the hydraulic press pipes and cables are covered with a coating of lead to prevent deterioration from rust and other causes. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A coating of paint or varnish is sometimes applied to iron in order to prevent contact with air. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- When one coating became sufficiently hard another was added, and smoked in turn, and so successive coatings were applied until a sufficient thickness was obtained. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The manufacture of fancy woven cloths, cassimeres, worsted coatings, etc. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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