laminated

American  

[lam-uh-ney-tid] / ˈlæm əˌneɪ tɪd /

adjective

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

2. constructed of layers of material bonded together.

   laminated wood.

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laminated British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• multilaminated adjective
• nonlaminated adjective
• unlaminated adjective

Etymology

Origin of laminated

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

Example Sentences

Lincoln Riley needs a laminated, and larger, play card that doesn’t self destruct, along with his team, in bad weather.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

These parents would cling to laminated PDFs that detailed every intricacy of their child’s case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Attached to the cage is a laminated sheet from supplier Florida Marine Research that notes that crabs should be kept in a large, temperature-controlled aquarium.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

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

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Like everyone in South Vietnam, when she had turned fifteen she had begun carrying a small laminated card with her name, birth date, and photo on it.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge