laminaten.
/ˈlamᵻnət/, /ˈlamn̩ət/, U.S. /ˈlæmənət/, /ˈlæməˌneɪt/ 1. A manufactured laminated structure or material, as:
a. = laminated plastic.
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1939 H. R. Simonds Industr. Plastics (1940) v. 118 Care must be taken to keep the steel platens free from scratches and dents, for even the most minute defect on the platen will repeat itself on the surface of the laminate.
1969 W. R. R. Park Plastics Film Technol. vi. 148 For purposes of clarity, a laminate is defined as any combination of distinctly different plastic film materials or plastic plus nonplastic materials.
1970 Financial Times 13 Apr. 13/8 A layer of plastic is sandwiched between thin strips of steel. This has advantages in weight and strength and can compete with other types of laminates in office partitions, gearbox casings and building cladding.
b. A fabric or a flexible packaging material consisting of two or more layers held together by an adhesive.
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1952 R. E. Kirk & D. F. Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. VIII. 189 Paper- and fabric-base laminates have now been generally accepted as an engineering material.
1964 McCall's Sewing in Colour iv. 57/2 Laminate, a layer of fabric which has been fused with a layer of foam; currently the term is widely used for fabrics fused with foam rubber.
1967 Times Rev. Industry May 84/3 A host of combinations of film, foil and paper can provide the correct balance of product resistance, strength and light, vapour and moisture barrier. Such combinations, or laminates, are made possible by the availability of modern two-part adhesives.
1970 O. Dopping Computers & Data Processing x. 138 Another static magnetic memory is the laminated ferrite memory which consists of a laminate of a number of thin sheets.
1973 Sci. Amer. July 39/1 Sandwich materials (such as plaster~board) and metal laminates (such as the active element of a thermostat) are constructed entirely of laminae, or layers, which taken together give the composite its form.
2. = lamination n. 3.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > [noun] > layer
lamin1489
lamina1656
ply1901
lamination1905
laminate1968
1968 W. E. Willis Timber v. 100 Laminated timber can be made with the laminates either vertical or horizontal.
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laminateadj.
/ˈlamᵻnət/, /ˈlamn̩ət/, U.S. /ˈlæmənət/, /ˈlæməˌneɪt/ Having the form of or consisting of a lamina or thin plate; furnished with a lamina or laminæ.
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the world > space > shape > condition of being broad in relation to thickness > [adjective] > having form of thin plate or layer
leaved1559
laminate1668
lamelliform1819
laminal1825
laminiform1834
laminar1845
1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. v. §6. 128 Exanguious animals..having a broad head with two short, broad, laminate prominencies from it.
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 300 Laminate Horn (Cornu laminatum), a horn dilated at its base into a flat plate.
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 346 Laminate (laminatæ), when the posterior coxæ form a broad thin plate which covers the trochanter and the base of the thighs.
1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 316 Upper finger laminate.
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laminatev.
/ˈlamᵻneɪt/, /ˈlamn̩eɪt/, U.S. /ˈlæməˌneɪt/ 1. transitive. To beat or roll (metal) into thin plates.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > roll
laminate1666
mill1677
roll1866
cog1881
roll-form1943
1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 370 We take then the finest Gold we can procure, and having either Granulated it, or Laminated it, we dissolve it.
1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies vii. 108 We took good Copper laminated to the thickness of a shilling or thereabouts.
1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 633 Milled lead is laminated..by means of a roller or flatting-mill.
1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 122 The art of laminating ductile metal by passing it between a pair of rollers.
2. To separate or split into layers or leaves. Also intransitive for reflexive.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > arrange in layers [verb (transitive)] > separate into layers
laminate1668
scale1668
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > be or become layered [verb (intransitive)] > separate into layers
laminate1864
1668 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 3 783 Very many vasa lacrymalia of Glass, which by length of time were become laminated into divers leaves.
1864 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 25 ii. 373 When dried by exposure, it laminates like thin slate.
1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. ii. 19 Where stone was easily laminated, a rude drain was formed by laying large stones in the course.
3. To cover or overlay with plates (of metal).
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > coat or cover with metal
couch14..
platec1425
bush1566
gild1611
sheathe1615
water1637
tincture1670
laminate1697
wash1792
replate1796
rebush1864
electro1891
metallize1911
1697 J. Evelyn Numismata vi. 213 Laminated only with a thin Foil of..Metal.
1869 Latest News 3 Oct. 15 Gold richly laminated with flowers or texts from the Alcoran.
4. To manufacture by placing layer upon layer of material.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > arrange in layers [verb (transitive)] > as required for making layered structure > make by laying successive layers
laminate1858
1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 224 My method of laminating steel.
1888 Scribner's Mag. Aug. 180/2 ‘Laminating the armature core’, that is, making it up out of a great number of thin sheets of iron.
5. To unite so as to form a laminated material.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > arrange in layers [verb (transitive)] > as required for making layered structure > unite so as to form laminated material
laminate1945
1945 H. Barron Mod. Plastics xi. 238 Latterly there has been a trend to use plastic fibres for weaving into fabrics which are then laminated in the usual way.
1949 B. L. Davies Technol. Plastics xiii. 238 The technique of laminating wood veneers using synthetic adhesives was developed to the stage when the very high strength bonds were sufficiently good for the manufacture of airscrews.
1955 R. E. Kirk & D. F. Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. XIV. 696 These adhesives are much used for laminating metal foils to paper.
1973 Daily Tel. 6 Nov. 3/6 It [sc. the glue] is used in laminating and veneering wood.
Derivatives
ˈlaminating n.
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1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 406 In the operation of making it [milled lead], a laminating-roller is used.
1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Laminating-machine, a gold-beater's rolling-mill for reducing the ingot of gold to such a thickness that a square inch will weigh 6½ grains.
1939 H. R. Simonds Industr. Plastics (1940) v. 115 The paper or other laminating material is impregnated with the varnish.
1965 Guardian 31 Mar. 16/2 The British laminating trade is respected even as far away as North America for the severity of its standards.
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