Laminate vs Overlaminate - What's the difference?
laminate | overlaminate |
To assemble from thin sheets glued together.
* We'll laminate the piece of wood with grain going in different directions to make a really strong hull for the boat.
To cover something flat, usually paper, in adhesive protective plastic.
To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.
To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.
An outer layer of lamination.
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As nouns the difference between laminate and overlaminate
is that laminate is material formed of thin sheets glued together while overlaminate is an outer layer of lamination.As a verb laminate
is to assemble from thin sheets glued together.As an adjective laminate
is consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.laminate
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(laminat)Derived terms
* laminate flooringAdjective
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* English heteronyms ----overlaminate
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