laminated

adjective

1. formed of or set in thin layers or laminae.
2. constructed of layers of material bonded together: laminated wood.

verb (used with object), lam·i·nat·ed, lam·i·nat·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), lam·i·nat·ed, lam·i·nat·ing.

5. to split into thin layers.

adjective

6. Also laminous. composed of or having laminae.

noun

7. a laminated product; lamination.

adjective

1. composed of thin sheets (of plastic, wood, etc) superimposed and bonded together by synthetic resins, usually under heat and pressure
2. covered with a thin protective layer of plastic or synthetic resin
3. another word for laminate (def. 6)

verb (ˈlæmɪˌneɪt)

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

noun (ˈlæmɪˌneɪt, -nɪt)

5. a material made by bonding together two or more sheets

adjective (ˈlæmɪˌneɪt, -nɪt)

6. having or composed of lamina; laminated

v.1660s, “to beat or roll into thin plates,” from Latin lamina “thin piece of metal or wood, thin slice, plate, leaf, layer,” of unknown origin. Many modern senses are from the noun meaning “an artificial thin layer” (1939), especially a type of plastic adhesive. Related: Laminated; laminating.