noun
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a layer or film spread over a surface for protection or decoration
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a heavy fabric suitable for coats
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dialect a severe rebuke; ticking-off
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of coating
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According to four crew members, the unusually high number of sorties by the carrier’s aircraft wore down some of the special nonskid coating on the deck’s surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Paint maker PPG has introduced a fire-resistant coating called Steelguard 951 that can be applied in a fabrication shop before the steel is erected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
To test the technology under conditions closer to real-world applications, the researchers applied the polymer coating to copper tubes commonly used in condensers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The stern and central section appear to have been covered with the same material, while researchers identified three distinct coating batches at the bow.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
And if dust-covered, how deep was that coating?
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
By studying the types of pollen trapped in the coatings and measuring their relative abundance, the researchers were able to narrow down where some of the pitch may have been produced or reapplied during repairs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Most indium goes into coatings for flat-panel displays, a mature market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Sales across its consumer brands group jumped 22% to $983.5 million, while sales across its performance coatings group climbed 6.3% to $1.91 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The researchers achieved this effect without using added pigments or specialized coatings to hide the residue.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
He went on past street lamps covered with thick coatings of snow, gleaming like huge frosted moons above his head.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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