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LAMINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bonding thin sheets together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("lamination" is a kind of...):
creating from raw materials (the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lamination"):
veneering (the act of applying veneer)
Derivation:
laminate (cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material)
laminate (create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A layered structure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lamination" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lamination"):
laminate (a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers)
Derivation:
laminate (cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material)
laminate (create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material)
