laminated

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US/ˈlæ.mɪ.neɪ.təd/

adjective

Made by lamination.

“Shale is laminated.”

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivelaminated (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMade by lamination.

    The accident was also one of several since Clapham [...] that demonstrated the role of breakable windows in the death toll. RSSB research would later confirm and reinforce the need for laminated glass to protect passengers and increase survivability.

    2021 February 24, Greg Morse, “Great Heck: a tragic chain of events”, in RAIL, number 925, page 42
  2. not comparableConsisting of many thin layers.

    A laminated arch is a timber arch made of layers of bent planks secured by treenails.

    2 more examples

    All springs for the engine and tender are of the laminated type with plates of carbon steel, which are secured in the spring buckles by a vertical centre rivet.

    1951 March, “British Railways Standard "Britannia" Class 4-6-2 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 186

    In general, steel springs were stipulated for primary suspension, although rubber was accepted for auxiliary springing; hydraulic dampers were specified and the use of laminated springs ruled out.

    1960 December, “The first hundred 25 kV a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 726
  3. not comparablegeographySplitting into thin layers parallel to bedding.

    Shale is laminated.

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of laminate

Translations

Catalan laminat, laminós
  • laminatmade by lamination
  • laminósconsisting of many thin layers
Finnish laminoitu, kerrostettu
  • laminoitumade by lamination
  • kerrostettumade by lamination
  • kerroksittainenconsisting of many thin layers
  • kerrosrakenteinenconsisting of many thin layers
French laminé, lamellé
  • laminémade by lamination
  • lamelléconsisting of many thin layers
German laminiert
  • laminiertmade by lamination
Irish lannach, lannaithe
  • lannachmade by lamination
  • lannaithemade by lamination
Russian ламини́рованный
  • ламини́рованный (laminírovannyj)made by lamination
Spanish contrachapado
  • contrachapadoconsisting of many thin layers
Ukrainian ламіно́ваний
  • ламіно́ваний (laminóvanyj)made by lamination

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APA

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