Laminate

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laminate \Lam"i*nate\, a. [See {Lamina}.]
     Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates,
     scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Laminate \Lam"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laminated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Laminating}.] [See {Lamina}.]
     1. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide
        into thin plates.
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     2. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
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     3. To form by uniting two or more layers (in sheet form) of a
        material, so that the layers are bonded tightly; as,
        plywood has at least three laminated layers.
        [PJC]
  
     4. To unite (layers in sheet form) by bonding, so as to
        create a single object with multiple layers; -- used with
        the material in sheet form as the object; as, to laminate
        plywood.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laminate \Lam"i*nate\, v. i.
     To separate into laminae.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  laminate
       n : a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or
           layers
       v 1: create laminate by putting together several thin sheets of a
            material
       2: press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
       3: cover with a thin sheet; "laminate the table"
       4: split (wood) into thin sheets

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "laminate":
     adhesive, arrange in layers, cast plastic, cellulose plastic,
     delaminate, desquamate, exfoliate, extruded plastic, flake,
     lay down, lay up, layer, molded plastic, molding compounds,
     plastic, polymer, protein plastic, resin plastic, scale, stratify,
     synthetic, synthetic fabric, synthetic rubber, thermoplastic,
     thermosetting plastic