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Laminated vs Layered - What's the difference?

laminated | layered |

As adjectives the difference between laminated and layered

is that laminated is made by lamination while layered is formed of layers.

As verbs the difference between laminated and layered

is that laminated is past tense of laminate while layered is past tense of layer.

laminated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made by lamination.
  • Consisting of many thin layers.
  • A laminated arch is a timber arch made of layers of bent planks secured by treenails.
  • (geology, of rocks) Splitting into thin layers parallel to bedding.
  • Shale is laminated .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (laminate)
  • Anagrams

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    layered

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Formed of layers.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (layer)
  • Anagrams

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