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Vinony

lamination

noun

  1. layering structure in sedimentary rocks usually less than 1 cm in thickness
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ / /ˌlæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English laminate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English lamination From laminate + -ion.

  1. The process of laminating, joining together thin layers.
  2. Something made by laminating.
  3. 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.”

  5. A small scale sequence of fine layers that occurs in sedimentary rocks.