Dipcoat

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A coating that is applied by immersing an object in a liquid, often applied to prevent corrosion.

    "The dipcoat is sprayed with a coarse sand while it is still wet."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of dip-coat. alt-of, alternative

    "Glass plates of (1x3) cm2 were dipcoated 15 times from the ZnS:Mn2+ suspension at a lift-rate of 0.5 mm/s while the suspension was slowly stirred."

Example

More examples

"The dipcoat is sprayed with a coarse sand while it is still wet."

Etymology

From dip + coat.

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