LAMINATE


Meaning of LAMINATE in English

I. ˈla-mə-ˌnāt verb

( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )

Date: 1665

transitive verb

1. : to roll or compress into a thin plate

2. : to separate into laminae

3.

a. : to make (as a windshield) by uniting superposed layers of one or more materials

b. : to unite (layers of material) by an adhesive or other means

intransitive verb

: to divide into laminae

• lam·i·na·tor -ˌnā-tər noun

II. -nət, -ˌnāt adjective

Date: 1668

1. : consisting of laminae

2. : bearing or covered with laminae

III. -nət, -ˌnāt noun

Date: 1939

: a product made by laminating

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.