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''laminate'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260821235354-00-⌔
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Verb
laminate (third-person singular simple present laminates, present participle laminating, simple past and past participle laminated)
- (transitive) To assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet.
- ✤ We’ll laminate the piece of wood with grain going in different directions to make a really strong hull for the boat.
- (transitive) To cover (something flat, usually paper) in adhesive protective plastic.
- ✤ We laminated the printouts so we could use them as signage.
- (transitive) To form (metal etc.) into a thin plate, as by rolling.
- (transitive) To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
Noun
laminate (countable and uncountable, plural laminates)
- Material formed of thin sheets glued together. [from 1939]
Adjective
laminate (not comparable)
- Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.
Etymology
First attested in 1666; borrowed from New Latin laminātus, perfect passive participle of laminō (attested since the first quarter of the 16th century), from Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).
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