Laminating

2 definitions found

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

  Laminating \Lam"i*na`ting\, a.
     Forming, or separating into, scales or thin layers.
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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]