—v.
1 tr. beat or roll (metal) into thin plates.
2 tr. overlay with metal plates, a plastic layer, etc.
3 tr. manufacture by placing layer on layer.
4 tr. & intr. split or be split into layers or leaves.
—n. a laminated structure or material, esp. of layers fixed together to form rigid or flexible material.
—adj. in the form of lamina or laminae.
Derivatives:
lamination n. laminator n.
Etymology: LAMINA + -ATE(2), -ATE(3)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.