laminate

Pronunciation

verb

• enPR: lămʹĭ-nāt, IPA ^(key): /ˈlæmɪneɪt/

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noun

• enPR: lămʹĭ-nət, IPA ^(key): /ˈlæmɪnət/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Verb

Plain form laminate

Third-person singular laminates

Past tense laminated

Past participle laminated

Present participle laminating

Laminated wood (sense 1)

Laminated paper (sense 2)

1. If you laminate something, you assemble it from thin sheets glued together.
2. If you laminate paper, you cover it in adhesive protective plastic.

Noun

Singular laminate

Plural laminates

1. (countable & uncountable) A laminate is a material made by gluing thin sheets together.