Clad windows are blessed with an exterior coat of armor. This is a viable option for homeowners who love the look of wood windows, but hate the maintenance and cost of replacing warped or splintered wood. Wood windows are clad, meaning covered, with metal (usually aluminum), vinyl, or fiberglass on the exterior frames.
clutch noun (GROUP). âº /klÊtÊ/ [C] a âgroup of âeggs or âyoung âanimals âhatched from âeggs: several clutches of the âinfant âsea âturtles âº /klÊtÊ/ [C] A clutch is also a âgroup of âpeople, âanimals, or things: The herders âtend to âsmall clutches of âcattle and âllamas.
Full Definition of FISSION. 1. : a splitting or breaking up into parts. 2. : reproduction by spontaneous division of the body into two or more parts each of which grows into a complete organism. 3. : the splitting of an atomic nucleus resulting in the release of large amounts of energy. â fisÂ·sionÂ·al \-shÉ-nÉl, -zhÉ-\ adjective.