clearcoat

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noun

A (usually glossy and durable) transparent coat sprayed over the pigmented coats of a paint job or similar coating.

“This car has an excellent clearcoat. It's very tough and scratch-resistant.”

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Meanings

nounclearcoat (plural clearcoats)

plural clearcoats

  1. A (usually glossy and durable) transparent coat sprayed over the pigmented coats of a paint job or similar coating.

    This car has an excellent clearcoat. It's very tough and scratch-resistant.

    1 more example

    I sprayed a clearcoat over her pastel drawing, so it ought to last many years without smudging.

verbclearcoat (third-person singular simple present clearcoats, present participle clearcoating, simple past and past participle clearcoated)

present singular third person clearcoats · participle present clearcoating · participle past clearcoated · past clearcoated

  1. transitiveusuallyTo apply a clearcoat.

    I clearcoated her pastel drawing, so it ought to last many years without smudging.

    1 more example

    A: What job are you on this week? B: They've got me clearcoating. I'm good at clearcoating without getting any runs, so Bill will probably keep me on it.

Origin

From clear + coat.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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