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Verb: laminate  'la-mu-nut or 'la-mu,neyt
  1. Create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material
    "They laminated the documents for protection"
     
  2. Press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
    "They laminated gold to create delicate jewellery"
     
  3. Cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material
    "laminate the table"
     
  4. Split (wood) into thin sheets
    "They laminated the oak to create veneer"
Noun: laminate  'la-mu-nut or 'la-mu,neyt
  1. A sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
    "They installed laminate flooring in the kitchen"

Derived forms: laminated, laminates, laminating

Type of: cleave, cover, create, flat solid, flatten, lamination, make, pancake, produce, rive [archaic], sheet, split

Encyclopedia: Laminate