lamination
[ lam-uh-ney-shuh n ]
/ ˌlæm əˈneɪ ʃən /
noun
act or process of laminating; the state of being laminated.
laminated structure; arrangement in thin layers.
a lamina.
RELATED WORDS
varnish, glaze, sheet, floor, coat, blanket, bed, thickness, slab, row, layer, coating, skin, crust, membrane, veneer, patina, covering, finish, mantle
Nearby words
- laminary,
- laminate,
- laminated,
- laminated clot,
- laminated epithelium,
- laminectomy,
- lamington,
- laminitis,
- lamino-,
- lamino-alveolar
Origin of lamination
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lamination
/ (ˌlæmɪˈneɪʃən) /
noun
the act of laminating or the state of being laminated
a layered structure
a layer; lamina
one of a set of iron plates forming the core of an electrical transformer
geology laminar stratification, typically shown by shales
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lamination
"any layer of laminated substance," 1670s, noun of state from laminate. Meaning "process of manufacturing laminated products" is from 1945.
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