delaminate

[dee-lam-uh-neyt]

verb (used without object)

delaminated, delaminating 

1. to split into laminae or thin layers.

delaminate

/ diːˈlæmɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. to divide or cause to divide into thin layers

Other Word Forms

• delamination noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of delaminate¹

First recorded in 1875–80; de- + laminate

Example Sentences

"The cant rail, a stainless-steel exterior trim panel, can delaminate and detach from the vehicle," the notice said.

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Well, it seems F-35 canopies have decided to "delaminate" at inappropriate times, making flying the things dangerous if not impossible.

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“It won’t be possible for a child to disintegrate and delaminate a perovskite panel accidentally,” she says.

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Detractors say steamers can cause the layers of glued canvas that shape suit jackets’ shoulders and chest to delaminate; the combination of heat and pressure that irons deliver, they argue, is the only way to prevent this problem.

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This process needs to happen relatively quickly, because, after extraction, the soil clinging to an object dries, and “the paint layers literally delaminate with it,” leaving a denuded object and “a painting in reverse” adhering to scattered flakes of soil.

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