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laminate

Definition of laminate

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈlamɪneɪt/
[with object] (often as adjective laminated)
  • overlay (a flat surface) with a layer of plastic or some other protective material: the book had a shiny laminated cover we will laminate your photos in clear plastic
  • manufacture (something) by bonding layers of material together:windows fitted with laminated glass
  • split into layers or leaves: (as adjective laminated)the laminated sediments of the eastern Pacific
  • beat or roll (metal) into thin plates.

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈlamɪnət/
  • a laminated structure or material: the blade is suitable for cutting plastics or laminates [mass noun]:a sheet of laminate
  • a small badge made of laminated plastic bearing the wearer’s name: my face and laminate were checked by the security man

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈlamɪnət/
  • in the form of a lamina or laminae.

Derivatives

laminable

adjective

lamination

Pronunciation: /-ˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

laminator

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from lamina + -ate2

laminate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of laminate in the US English dictionary

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