What does laminate mean?

Definitions for laminate
ˈlæm əˌneɪt; -ˌneɪt, -nɪtlam·i·nate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. laminateverb

    a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers

  2. laminateverb

    create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material

  3. laminateverb

    press or beat (metals) into thin sheets

  4. laminateverb

    cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material

    "laminate the table"

  5. laminateverb

    split (wood) into thin sheets

GCIDE

  1. Laminateverb

    To form by uniting two or more layers (in sheet form) of a material, so that the layers are bonded tightly; as, plywood has at least three laminated layers.

  2. Laminateverb

    To unite (layers in sheet form) by bonding, so as to create a single object with multiple layers; -- used with the material in sheet form as the object; as, to laminate plywood.

Wiktionary

  1. laminatenoun

    Material formed of thin sheets glued together.

  2. laminateverb

    To assemble from thin sheets glued together.

  3. laminateverb

    To cover something flat, usually paper, in adhesive protective plastic.

Wikipedia

  1. laminate

    Lamination is the technique/process of manufacturing a material in multiple layers, so that the composite material achieves improved strength, stability, sound insulation, appearance, or other properties from the use of the differing materials, such as plastic. A laminate is a permanently assembled object created using heat, pressure, welding, or adhesives. Various coating machines, machine presses and calendering equipment are used.

ChatGPT

  1. laminate

    Laminate is a material, typically a type of plastic, that is layered and bonded together under heat and pressure to create a durable and often decorative surface. It is lightweight, highly versatile, resistant to wear, heat and moisture, and can be used on a variety of products such as countertops, flooring, furniture, and identification cards. It can also refer to the process of applying such a material.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Laminateadjective

    consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated

  2. Laminateverb

    to cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates

  3. Laminateverb

    to form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling

  4. Laminateverb

    to separate into laminae

  5. Etymology: [See Lamina.]

Editors Contribution

  1. laminate

    A type of flooring and product created and defined in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

    Laminate is a type of flooring.


    Submitted by MaryC on April 22, 2020  

Entomology

  1. Laminate

    formed of thin, flat layers or leaves.

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  1. antimale

  2. Lamanite

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of laminate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of laminate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of laminate in a Sentence

  1. Whitney Tilson:

    In the past week, I've received information that leads me to believe that senior management of Lumber Liquidators wasn't aware that the company was selling Chinese-made laminate that had high levels of formaldehyde.

  2. Lumber Liquidators:

    We've strengthened our quality assurance procedures, launched the largest voluntary testing program in our nation's history and, in May 2015, voluntarily suspended the sale of all laminate flooring sourced from China.

  3. Brink Fidler:

    We keep repeating the same mistakes because people don’t know what the same mistakes are, school resource officers are a great part of the solution. Security laminate – great part of the solution. Cameras – great part of the solution. But if the people in the building don’t know what to do, none of that other stuff means anything.

  4. Lumber Liquidators:

    60 Minutes out of the 31 samples of Chinese-made laminate flooring, only one was compliant with formaldehyde emissions standards. Some were more than 13x over the California limit.

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