a. [f. L. *lāmināre (see LAMINATE v.) + -ABLE.] Capable of being formed into thin plates or layers.
1796. Kirwan, Elem. Min. (ed. 2), II. 103. Laminable as Gold.
1856. Leisure Hour, V. 268/1. Beautiful white metal,… ductile, laminable, fusible, and tough.
Hence Laminability, laminable quality.
1839. Ure, Dict. Arts, s.v. Laminable, A table of the relative laminability of metals.
1881. Nature, No. 627. 14. Iron … combines the qualities of tenacity and laminability, with a greater sensitiveness in its electric resistance to temperature changes than either gold, platinum, or silver.
