delamination
Americannoun
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a splitting apart into layers.
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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
Example Sentences
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Researchers used computer simulations inspired by a geological process on Earth called crustal delamination.
From Science Daily
They focused on crustal delamination, a process in which sections of Earth's crust become compressed, chemically altered, and dense enough to detach and sink into the mantle below.
From Science Daily
For delamination to occur, this weakened ice would need to break free and sink deeper into the ice shell.
From Science Daily
He says the delamination of the render was "due to a failure of the system".
From BBC
He saw visible gaps in the material, areas where the layers of carbon fibre were coming apart - known as delamination.
From BBC
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