softcoat

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noun

A coating that is vulnerable to scratches or other types of damage.

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Meanings

nounsoftcoat (countable and uncountable, plural softcoats)

plural softcoats

  1. countableuncountableA coating that is vulnerable to scratches or other types of damage.

    There are two types of low-E coatings, softcoat and hardcoat. Softcoat low-E coatings are vacuum-deposited on the glass after it comes off the float glass manufacturing line.

    1998, Richard T. Bynum, Daniel L. Rubino, Handbook of Alternative Materials in Residential Construction

Origin

From soft + coat.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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