laminate

Plural: laminates

Noun

• a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
• Material formed of thin sheets glued together.

Verb

Verb Forms: laminated, laminating, laminates

• To cover or press into thin layers; to make into laminae.
• create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material
• press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
• cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material
  • "laminate the table"
• split (wood) into thin sheets
• To assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet.
• To cover (something flat, usually paper) in adhesive protective plastic.
• To form (metal etc.) into a thin plate, as by rolling.
• To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.

Adj

• Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.

Examples

• He tried to laminate a winning strategy, but his tiles kept crumbling.
• We laminated the printouts so we could use them as signage.
• We'll laminate the piece of wood with grain going in different directions to make a really strong hull for the boat.

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