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laminate

/ˈlæmɪneɪt/

laminate verb: to assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet.

Verb

laminate (third-person singular simple present laminates, present participle laminating, simple past and past participle laminated)

  1. (transitive) To assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet.
    • We'll laminate the piece of wood with grain going in different directions to make a really strong hull for the boat.
  2. (transitive) To cover (something flat, usually paper) in adhesive protective plastic.
    • We laminated the printouts so we could use them as signage.
  3. (transitive) To form (metal etc.) into a thin plate, as by rolling.
  4. (transitive) To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.

Noun

IPA/ˈlæmɪnət/

laminate (countable and uncountable, plural laminates)

  1. Material formed of thin sheets glued together.

Adjective

laminate (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.

laminate meaning in Tamil and Urdu

laminate in Tamil

மென்தகடு, தகடு, தகடாக்கு, மென்தகடாக்கு

laminate in Urdu

پرت چڑھانا, ورق چڑھانا

Examples of laminate in a sentence

  • The laminate adhesive has very aggressive tack and is hard to move once in place.
  • If desired, laminate and cut out the assembled cut-outs for extra durability.
  • Cloth diaper covers can be polyurethane laminate (PUL) over cotton or polyester, nylon, wool or fleece.

All 13 example sentences with laminate

Forms of laminate

Verb
third-person singular presentlaminates
present participlelaminating
past participlelaminated
pastlaminated
Noun
plurallaminates

Past tense of laminate: laminated

Origin of laminate

First attested in 1666; borrowed from New Latin laminātus, perfect passive participle of laminō (attested since the first quarter of the 16th century), from Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).

Words formed from laminate

Phrases with laminate

Questions about laminate

What does laminate mean?
Laminate means to assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet.
What is laminate in Tamil?
Laminate in Tamil is மென்தகடு, தகடு, தகடாக்கு. See Laminate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is laminate?
Laminate can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce laminate?
Laminate is pronounced /ˈlæmɪneɪt/.
What is the past tense of laminate?
The past tense of laminate is laminated.

Words near laminate in the dictionary

  1. laminarly
  2. laminary
  3. laminas
  4. laminaset
  5. laminasets
  6. laminate
  7. laminate flooring
  8. laminate floorings
  9. laminated
  10. laminated glass
  11. laminated root rot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: laminate (page history and authors); laminate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laminate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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