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LAMINATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lamination mean? 

LAMINATION (noun)
  The noun LAMINATION has 2 senses:

1. a layered structureplay

2. bonding thin sheets togetherplay

  Familiarity information: LAMINATION used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LAMINATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A layered structure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

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

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

Derivation:

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

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


Sense 2

Meaning:

Bonding thin sheets together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

creating from raw materials (the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it)

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

veneering (the act of applying veneer)

Derivation:

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

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


 Context examples 


Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (cdk5), a multi-functional kinase, and its neuron-specific activator p35 are required for neurite outgrowth and cortical lamination.

(Alzheimer's Disease Pathway BioCarta, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)



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