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recubrimiento

coating

noun reh-koo-bree-MYEN-toh Rare

Also means

covering

Usage Note

Recubrimiento is a technical or formal noun for any layer applied to a surface — a paint coating, a protective film, a chemical plating. The verb is recubrir (to coat, to cover). In everyday speech capa (layer) or revestimiento (lining/cladding) are near-synonyms, with recubrimiento preferred in scientific and industrial contexts.

Examples

"El recubrimiento protege el metal de la corrosión."

Natural Translation

The coating protects the metal from corrosion.

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