laminate
See also: Laminate
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”).
Pronunciation
edit- Verb: enPR: lămʹĭ-nāt, IPA(key): /ˈlæmɪneɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Noun: enPR: lămʹĭ-nət, IPA(key): /ˈlæmɪnət/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Audio (US): (file)
Verb
editlaminate (third-person singular simple present laminates, present participle laminating, simple past and past participle laminated)
- To assemble from thin sheets glued together.
- We'll laminate the piece of wood with grain going in different directions to make a really strong hull for the boat.
- To cover something flat, usually paper, in adhesive protective plastic.
- We laminated the printouts so we could use them as signage.
- To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
- To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editTo assemble from thin sheets
To cover in protective plastic
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Noun
editlaminate (countable and uncountable, plural laminates)
- Material formed of thin sheets glued together.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editMaterial formed of thin sheets
Adjective
editlaminate (not comparable)
- Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.
Derived terms
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editItalian
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editlaminate
- inflection of laminare:
Etymology 2
editParticiple
editlaminate f pl
Anagrams
editSpanish
editVerb
editlaminate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of laminar combined with te
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