different between laminate vs overlaminate

English

Etymology

From Latin l?mina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”).

Pronunciation

• Verb: enPR: l?m??-n?t, IPA^(key): /?læm?ne?t/
• Noun: enPR: l?m??-n?t, IPA^(key): /?læm?n?t/

Verb

laminate (third-person singular simple present laminates, present participle laminating, simple past and past participle laminated)

1. 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.
2. To cover something flat, usually paper, in adhesive protective plastic.
3. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
4. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.

Translations

Noun

laminate (countable and uncountable, plural laminates)

1. Material formed of thin sheets glued together.

Translations

Adjective

laminate (not comparable)

1. Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.

Derived terms

• laminate flooring

Anagrams

• Lamanite, amential, antimale, malanite

Italian

Verb

laminate

1. second-person plural present indicative of laminare
2. second-person plural imperative of laminare
3. feminine plural of laminato

Anagrams

• alimenta, lamentai

English

Etymology

over- +? laminate

Noun

overlaminate (plural overlaminates)

1. An outer layer of lamination.

Verb

overlaminate (third-person singular simple present overlaminates, present participle overlaminating, simple past and past participle overlaminated)

1. (transitive) To laminate with an outer layer.