lamination
/ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/noun
lamination is spelled L-A-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lamination means “The process of laminating, joining together thin layers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lamination is laminations.
How many letters and syllables are in lamination?
| Letters | 10: L-A-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 64,400th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lamination?
Lamination appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lamination?
- US /ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- US /ˌlæm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
Lamination has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-lamination.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lamination?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lamination from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lamination
- laminations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lamination mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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.
- 5
A small scale sequence of fine layers that occurs in sedimentary rocks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lamination in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | laminage |
| German | Laminierung , Laminat |
| Spanish | laminación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lamination come from?
From laminate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).