laminate

[lam-uh-neyt, lam-uh-neyt, -nit]

verb (used with object)

laminated, laminating 

1. to separate or split into thin layers.

2. to form (metal) into a thin plate, as by beating or rolling.

3. to construct from layers of material bonded together.

4. to cover or overlay with laminae.

verb (used without object)

laminated, laminating 

1. to split into thin layers.

adjective

1. Also composed of or having laminae.

noun

1. a laminated product; lamination.

laminate

/ ˈlæmɪnəbəl /

verb

1. (tr) to make (material in sheet form) by bonding together two or more thin sheets

2. to split or be split into thin sheets

3. (tr) to beat, form, or press (material, esp metal) into thin sheets

4. (tr) to cover or overlay with a thin sheet of material

noun

1. a material made by bonding together two or more sheets

adjective

1. having or composed of lamina; laminated

Other Word Forms

• laminator noun
• multilaminate adjective
• nonlaminating adjective
• laminable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of laminate¹

From the New Latin word lāminātus, dating back to 1660–70. See lamina, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of laminate¹

C17: from New Latin lāminātus plated

Example Sentences

Pollmeier in Germany, for example, has BauBuche – a laminated veneer lumber, very thin layers of wood pressed and glued together – made using beech.

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Visitors have left little shoes, cuddly toys and laminated poems to commemorate those whose remains will be exhumed.

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And then there were the potential ills of a conventional approach, like fumes spewed by laminate flooring.

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Like a good laminated pastry, this delight has spiritual and psychological layers.

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For children who are being violent one consequence is to give them a laminated piece of paper with bullet points reminding them how to behave and step away.

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