laminate
(noun) a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
laminate
(verb) split (wood) into thin sheets
laminate
(verb) cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material; “laminate the table”
laminate
(verb) press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
laminate
(verb) create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material
Source: WordNet® 3.1
laminate (third-person singular simple present laminates, present participle laminating, simple past and past participle laminated)
To assemble from thin sheets glued together.
• We'll laminate the piece of wood with grain going in different directions to make a really strong hull for the boat.
To cover something flat, usually paper, in adhesive protective plastic.
To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
laminate (countable and uncountable, plural laminates)
Material formed of thin sheets glued together.
laminate (not comparable)
Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.
• Lamanite, amential, antimale, malanite
Source: Wiktionary
Lam"i*nate, a. Etym: [See Lamina.]
Definition: Consisting of, or covered with, laminæ, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.
Lam"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Laminating.] Etym: [See Lamina.]
1. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
2. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
Lam"i*nate, v. i.
Definition: To separate into laminæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
