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Laminate
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- 1 Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated. not-comparable
- 1 Material formed of thin sheets glued together. countable, uncountable
- 2 a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers wordnet
- 1 To assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet. transitive
"We'll laminate the piece of wood with grain going in different directions to make a really strong hull for the boat."
- 2 split (wood) into thin sheets wordnet
- 3 To cover (something flat, usually paper) in adhesive protective plastic. transitive
"We laminated the printouts so we could use them as signage."
- 4 cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material wordnet
- 5 To form (metal etc.) into a thin plate, as by rolling. transitive
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- 6 press or beat (metals) into thin sheets wordnet
- 7 To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates. transitive
- 8 create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material wordnet
Etymology
First attested in 1666; borrowed from New Latin laminātus, perfect passive participle of laminō (attested since the first quarter of the 16th century), from Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).
First attested in 1666; borrowed from New Latin laminātus, perfect passive participle of laminō (attested since the first quarter of the 16th century), from Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).
First attested in 1666; borrowed from New Latin laminātus, perfect passive participle of laminō (attested since the first quarter of the 16th century), from Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).
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