'Laminate' definitions:
Definition of 'laminate'
(from WordNet)
noun
A sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
verb
Create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material
verb
Press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
verb
Cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material; "laminate the table"
verb
Split (wood) into thin sheets
Definition of 'Laminate'
From: GCIDE
- Laminate \Lam"i*nate\, a. [See Lamina.] Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Laminate'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling. [1913 Webster]
- 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]
Definition of 'Laminate'
From: GCIDE
- Laminate \Lam"i*nate\, v. i. To separate into laminae. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'laminate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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