lamination en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌlæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ (UK, US)
- /ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (UK, US)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English laminate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English lamination From laminate + -ion.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The process of laminating, joining together thin layers.
- (countable, uncountable) Something made by laminating.
- (countable, uncountable) A foliation of a closed subset of a manifold by subspaces of one dimension less.
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(countable, uncountable) A layer of something that is laminated.
These screens incorporate a layer of transparent gold film in the laminations which forms an electric heating element to act as de-icer and de-mister.
1960 February 14, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 125:
- (countable, uncountable) A small scale sequence of fine layers that occurs in sedimentary rocks.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| laminations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
multilamination · nanolamination · dyslamination · prelamination · delamination · microlamination · interlamination · neolamination
Translations (16)
ka ლამინირება (process) · sv laminering (process) · fi laminaatti (product of laminating) · es laminación (process) · fr laminage (process) · ru ламина́т (product of laminating) · de Laminat (product of laminating) · ru ламини́рование (process) · ka ლამინაცია (process) · sv laminat (product of laminating) · ka ლამინატი (product of laminating) · fi laminointi (process) · ja 葉理 (small scale sequence of fine layers that occurs in sedimentary rocks) · ms pelapisan (process) · de Laminierung (process) · id laminasi (process)