LAMINATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laminate mean? 

• LAMINATE (noun)
  The noun LAMINATE has 1 sense:

1. a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers

  Familiarity information: LAMINATE used as a noun is very rare.

• LAMINATE (verb)
  The verb LAMINATE has 4 senses:

1. create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material

2. press or beat (metals) into thin sheets

3. cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material

4. split (wood) into thin sheets

  Familiarity information: LAMINATE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAMINATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("laminate" is a kind of...):

lamination (a layered structure)

flat solid; sheet (a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width)

Meronyms (parts of "laminate"):

bed; layer (single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "laminate"):

plastic laminate (a laminate made by bonding plastic layers)

plyboard; plywood (a laminate made of thin layers of wood)

Derivation:

laminate (cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material)

laminate (press or beat (metals) into thin sheets)

laminate (create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material)

laminate (split (wood) into thin sheets)

• LAMINATE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they laminate    ... he / she / it laminates   
Past simple: laminated   
Past participle: laminated   
-ing form: laminating   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "laminate" is one way to...):

create; make; produce (create or manufacture a man-made product)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lamina (a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral))

laminate (a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers)

lamination (bonding thin sheets together)

lamination (a layered structure)

laminator (a person who makes laminates (especially plastic laminates))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Press or beat (metals) into thin sheets

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "laminate" is one way to...):

flatten (make flat or flatter)

Verb group:

laminate (split (wood) into thin sheets)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lamina (a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral))

laminate (a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

laminate the table

Hypernyms (to "laminate" is one way to...):

cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)

Verb group:

laminate (split (wood) into thin sheets)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lamination (bonding thin sheets together)

lamination (a layered structure)

laminate (a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers)

lamina (a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Split (wood) into thin sheets

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "laminate" is one way to...):

cleave; rive; split (separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument)

Verb group:

laminate (cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material)

laminate (press or beat (metals) into thin sheets)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lamina (a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral))

laminate (a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers)

 Context examples 

A covering, usually of laminated material, is then sealed to the molded part.

(Blister Pack, NCI Thesaurus)

Through the images we collected, we can see that it does this by generating a naturally cross-laminated fibre structure.

(Visualising heat flow in bamboo could help design more energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings, University of Cambridge)

“Cross-laminated timber is a popular choice of timber construction material. It’s made by gluing together layers of sawn timber, each at a right angle to the layer below,” said Shah.

(Visualising heat flow in bamboo could help design more energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings, University of Cambridge)

A package that consists of molded plastic or laminate that has indentations (viewed as 'blisters' when flipped) into which a dosage form, is placed.

(Blister Pack, NCI Thesaurus)

At present, products such as laminated bamboo are most commonly used as flooring materials due to their hardness and durability.

(Visualising heat flow in bamboo could help design more energy-efficient and fire-safe buildings, University of Cambridge)