laminated

[ lam-uh-ney-tid ]

adjective

1. formed of or set in thin layers or laminae.
2. constructed of layers of material bonded together:

   laminated wood.

laminated

/ ˈlæmɪˌneɪtɪd /

adjective

1. composed of thin sheets (of plastic, wood, etc) superimposed and bonded together by synthetic resins, usually under heat and pressure
2. covered with a thin protective layer of plastic or synthetic resin
3. another word for laminate

Other Words From

• multi·lami·nated adjective
• non·lami·nated adjective
• un·lami·nated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of laminated¹

First recorded in 1660–70; laminate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Others hear the satisfying “tok” noise of the reinforced paper and say we are abusively slamming his hand on the laminated piece of paper.

From Salon

The certificates were in his hand, freshly laminated, when he got the phone call from a neighbor, telling him the apartment had been hit in an Israeli strike.

From Los Angeles Times

The welds would eliminate the need for plastic polymer sheets that are now laminated into solar modules but make recycling more difficult.

From Science Daily

But at night, the veined Portuguese marble, laminated on both sides with glass, becomes translucent, and the eight-story building positively glows.

From New York Times

PCBs -- which house and interconnect chips, transistors and other components -- typically consist of layers of thin glass fiber sheets coated in hard plastic and laminated together with copper.

From Science Daily