Vedal

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noun

A process and material widely employed in the aircraft industry, using a layer of aluminium over another metal to prevent corrosion.

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Meanings

nounVedal (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA process and material widely employed in the aircraft industry, using a layer of aluminium over another metal to prevent corrosion.

    A similar process called Vedal, later appeared in France.

    2020, Toufa Ouissi, “Evolution of Light Alloys in Aeronautics: the Case of Duralumin from its Discovery to the End of WWII”, in Nacelles, past and present of aeronautics & space, number 8

Origin

From the French vêtu d'aluminium (clad in aluminium).

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APA

Vedal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vedal

MLA

“Vedal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vedal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vedal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vedal.

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