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laminate
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As a verb, laminate means assemble from thin sheets glued together. As a noun, it means material formed of thin sheets glued together.
Meanings of laminate
11 meaningsverb
To assemble from thin sheets glued together.
“We'll laminate the piece of wood with grain going in different directions to make a really strong hull for the boat.”
To cover something flat, usually paper, in adhesive protective plastic.
“We laminated the printouts so we could use them as signage.”
To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
Create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material
Press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
Cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material
“laminate the table”
Split (wood) into thin sheets
noun
Material formed of thin sheets glued together.
A sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
adjective
Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).