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LAMINATE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("laminate" is a kind of...):

lamination (a layered structure)

flat solid; sheet (a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width)

Meronyms (parts of "laminate"):

bed; layer (single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "laminate"):

plastic laminate (a laminate made by bonding plastic layers)

plyboard; plywood (a laminate made of thin layers of wood)

Derivation:

laminate (split (wood) into thin sheets)

laminate (cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material)

laminate (press or beat (metals) into thin sheets)

laminate (create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Split (wood) into thin sheets

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "laminate" is one way to...):

cleave; rive; split (separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument)

Verb group:

laminate (cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material)

laminate (press or beat (metals) into thin sheets)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lamina (a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral))

laminate (a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material

Example:

laminate the table

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "laminate" is one way to...):

cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)

Verb group:

laminate (split (wood) into thin sheets)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lamination (a layered structure)

lamination (bonding thin sheets together)

laminate (a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers)

lamina (a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Press or beat (metals) into thin sheets

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "laminate" is one way to...):

flatten (make flat or flatter)

Verb group:

laminate (split (wood) into thin sheets)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lamina (a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral))

laminate (a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "laminate" is one way to...):

create; make; produce (create or manufacture a man-made product)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lamina (a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral))

laminate (a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers)

lamination (bonding thin sheets together)

lamination (a layered structure)

laminator (a person who makes laminates (especially plastic laminates))

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