lamination

noun — 5 senses

lamination

noun

UK, US /ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Etymology From laminate + -ion.

1

The process of laminating, joining together thin layers.

2

Something made by laminating.

3

Mathematics, Sciences, Topology A foliation of a closed subset of a manifold by subspaces of one dimension less.

4

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 23, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 125:
5

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences A small scale sequence of fine layers that occurs in sedimentary rocks.

Derived terms
delamination, dyslamination, interlamination, microlamination, multilamination, nanolamination, neolamination, prelamination

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