lamination

[lam-uh-ney-shuh n] /ˌlæm əˈneɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
act or process of laminating; the state of being laminated.
2.
laminated structure; arrangement in thin layers.
3.
a lamina.
Origin
1670-80; laminate + -ion
Examples from the web for lamination
  • Instead of pricey lamination for each page, enclose a spew shield in the packet.
  • The business center provides additional services such as computer rental, lamination, and faxing and photocopying.
  • Tape it to your wall, and maybe give it some lamination.
  • There's a positive preference at work as well: for fluidity over stability, for dynamism over lamination.
  • All you need is a laser printer and a lamination machine and you can be anyone you want.
  • The upper part of the bed displays some attractive convolute lamination.
  • The basic interpretation is that the crude lamination originates from microbial mats.
  • Even the glues involved in lamination will last for years.
  • In the second case, it was found that some of the lamination had come off in the booster nozzle itself.
  • lamination is commonly indistinct due to burrowing, desiccation, and paleosol formation.
British Dictionary definitions for lamination

lamination

/ˌlæmɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
1.
the act of laminating or the state of being laminated
2.
a layered structure
3.
a layer; lamina
4.
one of a set of iron plates forming the core of an electrical transformer
5.
(geology) laminar stratification, typically shown by shales
Word Origin and History for lamination
n.

"any layer of laminated substance," 1670s, noun of state from laminate. Meaning "process of manufacturing laminated products" is from 1945.

Encyclopedia Article for lamination

in technology, the process of building up successive layers of a substance, such as wood or textiles, and bonding them with resin to form a finished product. Laminated board, for example, consists of thin layers of wood bonded together; similarly, laminated fabric consists of two or more layers of cloth joined together with an adhesive, or a layer of fabric bonded to a plastic sheet. See also veneer; wood: Veneer and Plywood and laminated wood.

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