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laminous

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lam⋅i⋅nous

  [lam-uh-nuhs]
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–adjective
laminate; laminose.
Origin:
1790–1800; lamin(a) + -ous

lam⋅i⋅nate

  [v. lam-uh-neyt; adj., n. lam-uh-neyt, -nit] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing, adjective, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to separate or split into thin layers.
2. to form (metal) into a thin plate, as by beating or rolling.
3. to construct from layers of material bonded together.
4. to cover or overlay with laminae.
–verb (used without object)
5. to split into thin layers.
–adjective
6. Also, laminous. composed of or having laminae.
–noun
7. a laminated product; lamination.
Origin:
1660–70; < NL lāminātus. See lamina, -ate 1

Related forms:
lam⋅i⋅na⋅tor, noun
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Word Origin & History

laminate  (v.)
1664, "to beat or roll into thin plates," from L. lamina "thin piece of metal or wood." Many modern senses are from the noun meaning "an artificial thin layer" (1939), especially a type of plastic adhesive.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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