Definitions for laminateˈlæm əˌneɪt; -ˌneɪt, -nɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lam•i•nateˈlæm əˌneɪt; -ˌneɪt, -nɪt(v.; adj., n.; adj.; n.)-nat•ed, -nat•ing
(v.t.)to separate or split into thin layers.
to form (metal) into a thin plate, as by beating or rolling.
Category: Metallurgy
to construct from layers of material bonded together.
Category: Building Trades
to cover or overlay with laminae.
Category: Building Trades
(v.i.)to split into thin layers.
Category: Building Trades
(adj.)composed of or having laminae.
(n.)a laminated product; lamination.
Category: Building Trades
Origin of laminate:
1660–70; < NL
lam′i•na`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
laminate(verb)
a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
laminate(verb)
create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material
laminate(verb)
press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
laminate(verb)
cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material
"laminate the table"
laminate(verb)
split (wood) into thin sheets
Wiktionary
laminate(Noun)
Material formed of thin sheets glued together.
laminate(Verb)
To assemble from thin sheets glued together.
laminate(Verb)
To cover something flat, usually paper, in adhesive protective plastic.
Webster Dictionary
Laminate(adj)
consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated
Laminate(verb)
to cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates
Laminate(verb)
to form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling
Laminate(verb)
to separate into laminae
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