1. Of an optical fiber, one or more layers of material of lower refractive index, in intimate contact with a core material of higher refractive index.
2. A process of covering one metal with another (usually achieved by pressure rolling, extruding, drawing, or swaging) until a bond is achieved.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188
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