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laminate

Pronunciation: /ˈlæmɪneɪt/

The English word “laminate” has 6 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet.
  2. To cover (something flat, usually paper) in adhesive protective plastic.
  3. To form (metal etc.) into a thin plate, as by rolling.
  4. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.

noun

  1. Material formed of thin sheets glued together.

adjective

  1. 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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