a. [ See Lamina. ] Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Laminated p. pr. & vb. n. Laminating ] [ See Lamina. ] 1. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To form by uniting two or more layers (in sheet form) of a material, so that the layers are bonded tightly; as, plywood has at least three laminated layers. [ PJC ]

4. To unite (layers in sheet form) by bonding, so as to create a single object with multiple layers; -- used with the material in sheet form as the object; as, to laminate plywood. [ PJC ]

v. i. To separate into laminae. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, sheets, scales, or layers, one over another; laminate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Constructed of thin sheets of material, bonded together to form a composite structure having multiple layers. [ PJC ]

Laminated arch (Arch.), a timber arch made of layers of bent planks secured by treenails. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Forming, or separating into, scales or thin layers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The process of laminating, or the state of being laminated. [ 1913 Webster ]