What is the difference between Formica and Arborite?

The difference between formica and arborite

is that "formica" is a heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops and "arborite" is a heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.

formica

arborite

Noun

  • A heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.

Synonyms

  • arborite

Hyponyms

  • Formica (the trademarked brand name material)
  • Arborite (the trademarked brand name material)

Noun

  • A heat-resistant laminate material used to veneer countertops.

Synonyms

  • formica

Hyponyms

  • Formica (the trademarked brand name material)
  • Arborite (the trademarked brand name material)

Examples

  • Green creatures extending first one leg, then another after blasts of water have failed to send them down memory’s drain: you can practically hear them scuttle, pointed leaves raised defiantly like crab pinchers above the arborite of our countertops.
  • An empty shot glass accompanied a half full vodka bottle on the dull gray arborite counter.
  • A sheet of beige arborite was leaning up against the newly finished garage wall.