laminate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
laminate
    n 1: a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or
         layers
    v 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; "laminate the
       table"
    4: split (wood) into thin sheets
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Laminate \Lam"i*nate\, a. [See {Lamina}.]
   Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates,
   scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Laminate \Lam"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laminated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Laminating}.] [See {Lamina}.]
   1. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide
      into thin plates.
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   2. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
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   3. To form by uniting two or more layers (in sheet form) of a
      material, so that the layers are bonded tightly; as,
      plywood has at least three laminated layers.
      [PJC]

   4. To unite (layers in sheet form) by bonding, so as to
      create a single object with multiple layers; -- used with
      the material in sheet form as the object; as, to laminate
      plywood.
      [PJC]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Laminate \Lam"i*nate\, v. i.
   To separate into laminae.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "laminate":
      adhesive, arrange in layers, cast plastic, cellulose plastic,
      delaminate, desquamate, exfoliate, extruded plastic, flake,
      lay down, lay up, layer, molded plastic, molding compounds,
      plastic, polymer, protein plastic, resin plastic, scale, stratify,
      synthetic, synthetic fabric, synthetic rubber, thermoplastic,
      thermosetting plastic

    

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