laminate

[ verb lam-uh-neyt; adjective, noun lam-uh-neyt, -nit ]

/ verb ˈlæm əˌneɪt; adjective, noun ˈlæm əˌneɪt, -nɪt /

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verb (used with object), lam·i·nat·ed, lam·i·nat·ing.

to separate or split into thin layers.

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

to construct from layers of material bonded together.

to cover or overlay with laminae.

verb (used without object), lam·i·nat·ed, lam·i·nat·ing.

to split into thin layers.

adjective

Also laminous. composed of or having laminae.

noun

a laminated product; lamination.

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Origin of laminate

From the New Latin word lāminātus, dating back to 1660–70. See lamina, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM laminate

lam·i·na·tor, nounmul·ti·lam·i·nate, adjectivenon·lam·i·na·ting, adjective, noun

Words nearby laminate

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How to use laminate in a sentence

Over the past three years, Hunter — who was honored by the Northumbria Police in 2018 for her initiative — has spent countless hours crafting handwritten notes on colorful paper, which she laminates and ties around the bridge with string.
She almost jumped off a bridge. She now returns there to post notes that have saved the lives of others.|Sydney Page|June 3, 2021|Washington Post
They also searched the bar, finding two more completed vaccine card fakes, 30 blank cards and a laminating machine.
Bar owner charged with selling fake coronavirus vaccine cards in one of the first cases of its kind|Reis Thebault|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
I also enjoyed bopping to tunes on the premium 12-speaker Bose stereo, which benefited from an acoustic-laminated windshield that muffles outside noise.
Sport sedans make spirited return|Joe Phillips|March 19, 2021|Washington Blade
The tradeoff of this steam mop for laminate floors is that it weighs 13 pounds, so it’ll get the job done but may be too much to lug around for some people.
Best steam mop: For gleaming, sanitized floors|PopSci Commerce Team|March 18, 2021|Popular-Science

Separately, if moisture gets trapped underneath the laminate, it could lead to must or mildew.
Best steam mop: For gleaming, sanitized floors|PopSci Commerce Team|March 18, 2021|Popular-Science
Nothing screams "seventies" like avocado, or "eighties condo" like that all-white kitchen with the laminate cabinet doors.
Beyond Stainless|Megan McArdle|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They are even thinner than wafers; and some dozens, being folded in a roll, constitute the laminate composition before mentioned.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XX|Various
Chromatophores laminate along the concave zone and the valves.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer
The endochrome consists of two laminate chromatophores, one on each valve.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer
Let us, however, laminate the core or subdivide it as far as possible, and we appear to have cut off this escape for the energy.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 711, August 17, 1889|Various
The ribands are first of all passed cold through the cylinders; but the brass soon becomes too hard to laminate.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for laminate

laminate

verb (ˈlæmɪˌneɪt)

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

to split or be split into thin sheets

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

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

noun (ˈlæmɪˌneɪt, -nɪt)

a material made by bonding together two or more sheets

adjective (ˈlæmɪˌneɪt, -nɪt)

having or composed of lamina; laminated

Derived forms of laminate

laminable (ˈlæmɪnəbəl), adjectivelaminator, noun

Word Origin for laminate

C17: from New Latin lāminātus plated

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