v., n., & adj.
v. 1 tr. beat or roll (metal) into thin plates. 2 tr. overlay with metal plates, a plastic layer, etc. 3 tr. manufacture by placing layer on layer. 4 tr. & intr. split or be split into layers or leaves.
n. a laminated structure or material, esp. of layers fixed together to form rigid or flexible material.
adj. in the form of lamina or laminae. lamination n. laminator n.
[ LAMINA + -ATE(2), -ATE(3) ]