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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#m1)

2) Coating is the -ing form of «coat»: covering something with a layer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x1)
- The biscuits have a chocolate coating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x2)
- Dust formed a coating on the old books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x3)
- The pan has a non-stick coating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x4)
- Paint is a coating that stops wood from rotting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x5)
- We are coating the chicken in breadcrumbs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x6)
- The pill has a sweet coating so it is easier to swallow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x7)
- Charney was about to crush it with his foot, when he saw that there was a kind of soft coating over the leaf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/29-plastics-useful-stubborn/14/)
- [Sealants and fluoride varnish are quick, painless coatings that help protect the back teeth from decay.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/75-the-dentist-and-washing-hands/8/)
- [An Olympic gold medal is mostly silver with a coating of gold; the rules say at least 6 g of gold.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/62-the-olympics-and-paralympics/6/)
- [Electric wires are made of metal inside with a plastic coating outside.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/55-electricity/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «coating» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coating/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.