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lam·i·nate

(lăm′ə-nāt′)

v. lam·i·nat·ed, lam·i·nat·ing, lam·i·nates

v.tr.

1. To cover with a thin sheet of material, as for preservation.

2. To beat or compress (metal) into a thin plate or sheet.

3. To divide into thin layers.

4. To make by uniting several layers.

v.intr.

To split into thin layers or sheets.

adj. (-nĭt, -nāt′)

Consisting of, arranged in, or covered with laminae.

n. (-nāt′, -nĭt)

1. A laminated product, such as plywood.

2. A thin sheet of material, or the material itself, such as plastic, used to laminate something.

lam′i·na′tor n.

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laminate

1. (tr) to make (material in sheet form) by bonding together two or more thin sheets

2. to split or be split into thin sheets

3. (tr) to beat, form, or press (material, esp metal) into thin sheets

4. (tr) to cover or overlay with a thin sheet of material

(General Engineering) a material made by bonding together two or more sheets

adj

having or composed of lamina; laminated

[C17: from New Latin lāminātus plated]

laminable adj

ˈlamiˌnator n

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lam•i•nate

(v. ˈlæm əˌneɪt; adj., n. -ˌneɪt, -nɪt)

v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing,
adj., n. v.t.

1. to separate or split into thin layers.

2. to form (metal) into a thin plate, as by beating or rolling.

3. to construct from layers of material bonded together.

4. to cover or overlay with laminae.

v.i.

5. to split into thin layers.

adj.

6. composed of or having laminae.

7. a laminated product; lamination.

[1660–70; < New Latin]

lam′i•na`tor, n.

laminate

Past participle: laminated
Gerund: laminating

Imperative
laminate
laminate

Present
I laminate
you laminate
he/she/it laminates
we laminate
you laminate
they laminate

Preterite
I laminated
you laminated
he/she/it laminated
we laminated
you laminated
they laminated

Present Continuous
I am laminating
you are laminating
he/she/it is laminating
we are laminating
you are laminating
they are laminating

Present Perfect
I have laminated
you have laminated
he/she/it has laminated
we have laminated
you have laminated
they have laminated

Past Continuous
I was laminating
you were laminating
he/she/it was laminating
we were laminating
you were laminating
they were laminating

Past Perfect
I had laminated
you had laminated
he/she/it had laminated
we had laminated
you had laminated
they had laminated

Future
I will laminate
you will laminate
he/she/it will laminate
we will laminate
you will laminate
they will laminate

Future Perfect
I will have laminated
you will have laminated
he/she/it will have laminated
we will have laminated
you will have laminated
they will have laminated

Future Continuous
I will be laminating
you will be laminating
he/she/it will be laminating
we will be laminating
you will be laminating
they will be laminating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been laminating
you have been laminating
he/she/it has been laminating
we have been laminating
you have been laminating
they have been laminating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been laminating
you will have been laminating
he/she/it will have been laminating
we will have been laminating
you will have been laminating
they will have been laminating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been laminating
you had been laminating
he/she/it had been laminating
we had been laminating
you had been laminating
they had been laminating

Conditional
I would laminate
you would laminate
he/she/it would laminate
we would laminate
you would laminate
they would laminate

Past Conditional
I would have laminated
you would have laminated
he/she/it would have laminated
we would have laminated
you would have laminated
they would have laminated

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Noun 1. [画像:laminate - a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers]laminate - a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers

lamination - a layered structure

layer, bed - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

plastic laminate - a laminate made by bonding plastic layers

plyboard, plywood - a laminate made of thin layers of wood

flat solid, sheet - a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width

Verb 1. laminate - create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material

produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

2. laminate - press or beat (metals) into thin sheets

flatten - make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"

laminate - split (wood) into thin sheets

3. laminate - cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material; "laminate the table"

laminate - split (wood) into thin sheets

cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

4. laminate - split (wood) into thin sheets

laminate - cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material; "laminate the table"

laminate - press or beat (metals) into thin sheets

cleave, rive, split - separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"

Translations

laminare laminato

laminate

A. [ˈlæmɪneɪt] VT → laminar

B. [ˈlæmɪnɪt] N → laminado m

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laminate

[ˈlæmɪnət]

n → mélaminé m

modif [flooring, work surface] → mélaminé(e)

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