laminate

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Test results from the different carpet constructions were compared to three hard surface products - ceramic tile, laminate, and engi - neered hardwood - and the differences were dramatic: Carpet vs. engineered hardwood: From 3 to 7 times the R-value.

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  1. transitive verb To beat or compress into a thin plate or sheet.
  2. transitive verb To divide into thin layers.
  3. transitive verb To make by uniting several layers.
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  • Compounding that, the material of choice, laminate, that I was trying to highlight, only bends in two dimensions. —  Christopher Deam restyles the Airstream
  • The surface was gray laminate, and the ruler was clear plastic. —  Without Fail by Lee Child
  • The electrical signal excites the laminate, resulting in a clear and crisp noise with very high directivity and accurate sound imaging, the scientists claimed. —  X-bit labs
  • Reconditioned glue-laminate beams are preserved from the old Mount Tahoma High School. —  The News Tribune - Tacoma - Homepage
  • The unit's streamlined four-in-one capabilities allow users to duplex print, laminate, crease, and cut in just one pass, with all functions fully automated.
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  1. from Middle Latin laminatus, past participle of laminare (later Italian laminare = Spanish Portuguese laminar = French laminer, plate, flatten into a plate), from Latin lamina, a thin plate: see lamina.
  2. from Middle Latin laminatus, furnished with plates or scales: see the verb.
 

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/ˈlæmɪneɪt/
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