different between lagging vs cladding

English

Etymology

from lag

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æ???

Adjective

lagging (comparative more lagging, superlative most lagging)

1. falling behind, not keeping up the pace
2. Occurring after; indicating the later phase of

   Coordinate terms: concurrent, leading

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:lagging.

Derived terms

• lagging indicator

Noun

lagging (usually uncountable, plural laggings)

1. The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
2. The material so used.
3. (slang, countable) A prison sentence.

Usage notes

• (prison sentence): Defined in various sources as a sentence of at least two, three, or five years' duration.

Derived terms

• beggar's lagging
• tramp's lagging

Translations

Verb

lagging

1. present participle of lag

Related terms

• laggard

English

Etymology

From clad +? -ing. Compare clothing, ultimately from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?klæd??/
• Rhymes: -æd??

Noun

cladding (countable and uncountable, plural claddings)

1. (rare) Clothing; clothes.
2. Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.
3. (construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.

   Synonym: (US) siding

Translations

Verb

cladding

1. present participle of clad