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delamination

American  
[dee-lam-uh-ney-shuhn] / diˌlæm əˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. a splitting apart into layers.

  2. Embryology. the separation of a primordial cell layer into two layers by a process of cell migration.


Etymology

Origin of delamination

First recorded in 1875–80; de- + lamination

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"You could have selective reinforcement of problematic areas, to reinforce holes or bolted joints, or places where delamination might happen," Furtado says.

From Science Daily Apr. 16, 2024

That stress could potentially cause delamination, a horizontal splitting of the carbon-fiber hull, he said.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2023

The delamination of the cells from the underlying carbon-fibre board has occurred close to the hinges that will be used to fold the arrays during the journey to Mars.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2020

Such films require a process known as delamination to separate them from their growth substrates, which deteriorates the material’s quality and necessitates further processing10,11.

From Nature Jan. 21, 2020

In the Coelentera the ectoderm and endoderm are set apart from one another at a very early period in the life-history; generally either by delamination or invagination, processes described in the article Embryology.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

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