laminated

[lam-uh-ney-tid]

adjective

1. formed of or set in thin layers or laminae.

2. constructed of layers of material bonded together.

   laminated wood.

laminated

/ ˈlæmɪˌneɪtɪd /

adjective

1. composed of thin sheets (of plastic, wood, etc) superimposed and bonded together by synthetic resins, usually under heat and pressure

2. covered with a thin protective layer of plastic or synthetic resin

3. another word for laminate

Other Word Forms

• multilaminated adjective
• nonlaminated adjective
• unlaminated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of laminated¹

First recorded in 1660–70; laminate + -ed ²

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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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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She held a laminated copy of the Constitution that was shredded at the bottom.

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