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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For delamination to occur, this weakened ice would need to break free and sink deeper into the ice shell.
From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026
He described how in some fragments, the carbon fibre layers had come apart - a known process called delamination.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024
That stress could potentially cause delamination, a horizontal splitting of the carbon-fiber hull, he said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023
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 some cases the inner layer is formed not by invagination but by proliferation or by delamination.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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