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  (lăm'ə-nāt') pronunciation

v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

v.tr.
  1. To beat or compress into a thin plate or sheet.
  2. To divide into thin layers.
  3. To make by uniting several layers.
  4. To cover with thin sheets.
v.intr.

To split into thin layers or sheets.

adj. (-nĭt, -nāt')

Consisting of, arranged in, or covered with laminae.

n. (-nāt', -nĭt)

A laminated product, such as plywood.

laminator lam'i·na'tor n.
 
 

Bond a plastic film to a printed sheet by means of heat and pressure for protection of the work or to improve the appearance of the work.

 
Antonyms: laminate

v

Definition: cover with veneer
Antonyms: strip


 
Architecture: laminate


1. A product made by bonding together two or more layers of material, e.g., plywood, laminated wood, etc.
2. To unite layers of material with an adhesive.


 
Wikipedia: laminate
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A laminate is a material constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. The process of creating a laminate is lamination, which in common parlance refers to sandwiching something between layers of plastic and sealing them with heat and/or pressure, usually with an adhesive. However, in electrical engineering, lamination is a construction technique used to reduce unwanted heating effects due to eddy currents in components, such as the magnetic cores of transformers.

The materials used in laminates can be the same or different. An example of the type of laminate using different materials would be the application of a layer of plastic film — the "laminate" — on either side of a sheet of glass — the laminated subject. Vehicle windshields are commonly made by laminating a tough plastic film between two layers of glass. Plywood is a common example of a laminate using the same material in each layer. Glued and laminated dimensioned timber is used in the construction industry to make wooden beams, Glulam, with sizes larger and stronger than can be obtained from single pieces of wood.

Examples of laminate materials include Formica and plywood. Formica and similar plastic laminates (such as Pionite, Wilsonart or Centuryply Mica) are often referred to as High Pressure Decorative Laminate (HPDL) as they are created with heat and pressure of more than 5 lbf/in² (34 kPa). A new type of HPDL is produced using real wood veneer or multilaminar veneer as top surface. Alpikord is one of these laminates produced by Alpi spa.

Laminating paper, such as photographs, can prevent it from becoming creased, sun damaged, wrinkled, stained, smudged, abraded and/or marked by grease, fingerprints and environmental concerns. Photo identification cards and credit cards are almost always laminated with plastic film. Lamination is also used in sculpture using wood or resin. An example of an artist who used lamination in his work is the American, Floyd Shaman.

Types of laminators

Three types of laminators are used most often in digital imaging:

Film types

Laminate film is generally categorized into these five categories:

  • Standard thermal laminating films
  • Low-temperature thermal laminating films
  • Heatset (or heat-assisted) laminating films
  • Pressure-sensitive films
  • Liquid laminates

See also

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Translations: Translations for: Laminate

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - laminere, dække med tynde plader
v. intr. - udvalse til tynde plader
n. - laminat
adj. - lamineret, lagdelt, bestående af tynde lag, lamelleret

Nederlands (Dutch)
laminaat, gelaagd materiaal, lamineren, in lagen aanbrengen, pletten (metaal), splijten, beleggen met platen, folies, gelamineerd, plaatvormig, gelaagd, bladerig

Français (French)
v. tr. - laminer, plastifier
v. intr. - laminer, se laminer
n. - stratifié
adj. - feuilleté, plastifié, contre-plaqué

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schichtpreßstoff, Laminat
v. - lamellieren, laminieren, in flache Platten spalten, beschichten
adj. - lamelliert

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πολύστρωτη κατασκευή, μελαμίνη
v. - ελασματοποιώ, πλαστικοποιώ
adj. - ελασματοειδής

Italiano (Italian)
laminato, laminare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - laminar
n. - material (m) laminado

Русский (Russian)
отслаивать, расщепляться, прокатывать металл, изготовлять значки из пластика, слоистый материал, пластинчатый

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - laminar
v. intr. - dividirse en láminas
n. - laminar
adj. - laminado, plastificado, inastillable

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - laminat
v. - hamra (valsa) ut till tunna skivor (plattor), klyva i tunna skivor, laminera, plätera, falla sönder i tunna skivor
adj. - laminerad

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
制成薄板, 制成箔, 形成薄板, 积层塑胶板, 薄片制品, 由薄片组成的, 薄板状的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 製成薄板, 製成箔
v. intr. - 形成薄板
n. - 積層塑膠板, 薄片製品
adj. - 由薄片組成的, 薄板狀的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 얇은 판자로 만들다, 박판을 포개어 ~을 덮다
v. intr. - 얇은 판자가 되다
n. - 합판제품, 박판
adj. - 박층으로 이루어진

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 薄板状のもの, 積層物, 複合フィルム
v. - 薄片に切る, 薄板にする
adj. - 薄板状の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أحد المنتجات المصنوعه بالتصفيح (فعل) يصفح, يرقق على شكل صفائح, يفصل إلى صفائح رقيقه, يصنع بوضع صفيحه فوق أخرى (صفه) مصفح, مؤلف من صفائح أو مكسو بصفائح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ריקע, ריבד, ליבד‬
v. intr. - ‮הניח רבדים-רבדים, פיצל לשכבות‬
n. - ‮חומר או מבנה עשוי שכבות-שכבות‬
adj. - ‮ריקע, הניח רבדים-רבדים, ריבד, בצורת שכבה או שכבות דקות‬


 
 

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