coating

«coating» in Mova's school dictionary: a thin layer of something that covers a surface (a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a coating, coatings); verb form of coat (coating)

meaning for a pupil

1) A coating is a thin layer of something that covers a surface (a coating of dust, a coating of chocolate). tree →

2) Coating is the -ing form of «coat»: covering something with a layer. tree →

sense in the lessons

In cooking, food gets a coating of breadcrumbs, flour or chocolate. In science and design, coatings protect metal from rust or make pans non-stick. In stories a light coating of snow or frost sets the scene. Phrases: a coating of, sugar coating, non-stick coating, protective coating.

examples

• There was a thin coating of snow on the cars. tree →
• The biscuits have a chocolate coating. tree →
• Dust formed a coating on the old books. tree →
• The pan has a non-stick coating. tree →
• Paint is a coating that stops wood from rotting. tree →
• We are coating the chicken in breadcrumbs. tree →
• The pill has a sweet coating so it is easier to swallow. tree →
• Charney was about to crush it with his foot, when he saw that there was a kind of soft coating over the leaf. tree →

note

Countable: a coating, coatings, usually with «of» (a coating of ice). It is not a coat you wear. «Sugar-coat» something means to make bad news sound nicer than it is.

In the corpora

• The non-stick coating on frying pans is a slippery plastic that food cannot grip; it was discovered by accident in 1938.
• Sealants and fluoride varnish are quick, painless coatings that help protect the back teeth from decay.
• An Olympic gold medal is mostly silver with a coating of gold; the rules say at least 6 g of gold.
• Electric wires are made of metal inside with a plastic coating outside.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «coating» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.