COATING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coating mean? 

• COATING (noun)
  The noun COATING has 4 senses:

1. a thin layer covering something

2. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

3. a heavy fabric suitable for coats

4. the work of applying something

  Familiarity information: COATING used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COATING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin layer covering something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

coat; coating

Context example:

a second coat of paint

Hypernyms ("coating" is a kind of...):

covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coating"):

patina (a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper))

patina (a gloss or sheen on wooden furniture produced by age, polishing, or handling)

patina (an acquired change in the appearance of something (other than metal or wood))

metal plating; plating (a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface)

rendering (a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall)

seal (a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture)

varnish (a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface)

emulsion; photographic emulsion (a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin)

veneer; veneering (coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood)

waterproofing (a coating capable of making a surface waterproof)

paint; pigment (a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating)

overcoat; overcoating (an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish))

lacquer (a hard glossy coating)

gilding; gilt (a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold)

finish coat; finishing coat (the final coating of (eg., paint, plaster, varnish, etc.))

facing; veneer (an ornamental coating to a building)

enamel (any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze)

coat of paint (a layer of paint covering something else)

bitumastic (a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering)

Derivation:

coat (form a coat over)

coat (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

coating; finish; finishing

Context example:

when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly

Hypernyms ("coating" is a kind of...):

decorativeness (an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coating"):

glaze (a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.)

shoeshine (a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing)

Derivation:

coat (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A heavy fabric suitable for coats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("coating" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coating"):

chinchilla (a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton)

Derivation:

coat (cover or provide with a coat)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The work of applying something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

application; coating; covering

Context example:

the surface was ready for a coating of paint

Hypernyms ("coating" is a kind of...):

manual labor; manual labour (labor done with the hands)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coating"):

fumigation (the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it)

anointing; anointment (the act of applying oil or an oily liquid)

facing; lining (providing something with a surface of a different material)

waxing (the application of wax to a surface)

tiling (the application of tiles to cover a surface)

scumble (the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture)

plating (the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis))

daubing; plastering (the application of plaster)

paperhanging; papering (the application of wallpaper)

tin-plating; tinning (the application of a protective layer of tin)

spraying (the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer)

painting (the act of applying paint to a surface)

pavage; paving (the act of applying paving materials to an area)

lubrication (an application of a lubricant to something)

galvanisation; galvanization (either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting)

foliation (the work of coating glass with metal foil)

tinning (the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them)

Derivation:

coat (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)

 Context examples 

The rest of his face was protected by a thick beard, golden-brown under its coating of frost.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

A solid dosage form that contains medicinal substances with or without suitable diluents and is covered with a designated coating.

(Coated Tablet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Coating can mask bad taste and allow pills to be swallowed easily.

(Coating Excipient, NCI Thesaurus)

Sucralfate, an anti-ulcer agent, can be added to the mouthwash to form a protective coating over the lesion areas by binding to the proteins at the inflamed mucous lining.

(Magic Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon gargling and rinsing with this solution, it forms a soothing protective hydrogel coating over the oral mucosa, thereby potentially preventing or reducing chemotherapy-induced mucositis.

(Mucoadhesive Oral Wound Rinse, NCI Thesaurus)

Release kinetics may be controlled by varying polymer composition, different types of stimuli, such as electrical, and varying of implant structure, e.g. as coating.

(Administration via Implantation, NCI Thesaurus)

A plastic medium with a coating of monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies, often used to select or deplete a population of cells which are passed over the medium.

(Antibody Coated Plate, NCI Thesaurus)

A vascular metal mesh tube without a coating.

(Bare Metal Stent, NCI Thesaurus)

A small medicinal particle or grain to which an enteric or other coating has been applied, thus delaying release of the drug until its passage into the intestines.

(Delayed Release Granule Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A method that suspends a substrate in a fluidized bed while it is sprayed with a layer of coating material.

(Fluidized Bed Coating Method, NCI Thesaurus)