Part 6350

<h1>Laminar, Laminal</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw><hw>Lam"i*nar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Lam"i*nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>laminaire</ets>. See <er>Lamina</er>]</ety> <def>In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers; having the form of a thin plate or lamina.</def>

<h1>Laminaria</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam`i*na"ri*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Lamina</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp, or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Kelp</er>.</def>

<h1>Laminarian</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam`i*na"ri*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to seaweeds of the genus Laminaria, or to that zone of the sea (from two to ten fathoms in depth) where the seaweeds of this genus grow.</def>

<h1>Laminarite</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam"i*na*rite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Lamina</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A broad-leafed fossil alga.</def>

<h1>Laminary</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam"i*na*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Laminar.</def>

<h1>Laminate</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam"i*nate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Lamina</er>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of, or covered with, lamin\'91, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.</def>

<h1>Laminate</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam"i*nate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Laminated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Laminating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Lamina</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.</def>

<-- 3. To form by uniting two or more layers (in sheet form) of a material, so that the layers are bonded tightly.

4. (With material as object) To unite (layers in sheet form) by bonding, so as to create a single object with multiple layers. -->

<h1>Laminate</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam"i*nate</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To separate into lamin\'91.</def>

<h1>Laminated</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam"i*na`ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Laminate.</def>

<cs><col>Laminated arch</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a timber arch made of layers of bent planks secured by treenails.</cd></cs>

<h1>Laminating</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam"i*na`ting</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Forming, or separating into, scales or thin layers.</def>

<h1>Lamination</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam`i*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The process of laminating, or the state of being laminated.</def>

<h1>Laminiferous</h1> <Xpage=826>

<hw>Lam`i*nif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Lamina</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a structure consisting of lamin\'91, or thin layers.</def>