laminate
1Laminate — Lam i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laminating}.] [See {Lamina}.] 1. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates. [1913 Webster] 2. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.… …
2Laminate — Lam i*nate, v. i. To separate into lamin[ae]. [1913 Webster] …
3Laminate — Lam i*nate, a. [See {Lamina}.] Consisting of, or covered with, lamin[ae], or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated. [1913 Webster] …
4Laminate — Laminate, Singular Laminat das, (e)s, die Schichtpressstoffe …
5laminate — (v.) 1660s, to beat or roll into thin plates, from L. lamina thin piece of metal or wood, thin slice, plate, leaf, layer, of unknown origin. Many modern senses are from the noun meaning an artificial thin layer (1939), especially a type of… …
6laminate — [v] cover with veneer coat, exfoliate, face, flake, foil, foliate, layer, overlayer, plate, separate, split, stratify, veneer; concept 172 Ant. strip …
7laminate — ► VERB 1) overlay (a flat surface) with a layer of protective material. 2) manufacture by placing layer on layer. 3) split into layers or leaves. 4) beat or roll (metal) into thin plates. ► NOUN ▪ a laminated structure or material. ► ADJECTIVE …
8laminate — [lam′i nāt΄; ] for adj. [ & ] n. [, lam′init, lam′ināt΄] vt. laminated, laminating [< ModL laminatus < L lamina: see LAMINA] 1. to form or press into a thin sheet or layer 2. to separate into laminae 3. to cover with or bond to one or more… …
9Laminate — A laminate is a material constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. The process of creating a laminate is lamination, which in common parlance refers to sandwiching something between layers of plastic and sealing them with… …
10laminate — [[t]læ̱mɪneɪt[/t]] laminates N MASS A laminate is a tough material that is made by sticking together two or more layers of a particular substance. A new insulating laminate has just been designed by Attwater and Sons... Thick sections of the… …
