laminate

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English

Etymology

From Latin lāmina (thin sheet of metal/other material).

Pronunciation

Verb

laminate (third-person singular simple present laminates, present participle laminating, simple past and past participle laminated)

  1. 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.
  2. To cover something flat, usually paper, in adhesive protective plastic.
    We laminated the printouts so we could use them as signage.
  3. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
  4. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.

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Noun

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laminate (countable and uncountable, plural laminates)

  1. Material formed of thin sheets glued together.

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Adjective

laminate (not comparable)

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

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

laminate

  1. inflection of laminare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

laminate f pl

  1. feminine plural of laminato

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Spanish

Verb

laminate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of laminar combined with te