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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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 • Jan. 23, 2026
Only cranksets that show signs of bonding separation or delamination will be applicable for a free replacement and installation.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023
If there are, investigators will want to examine them for any evidence of the carbon layers beginning to separate - a process known as delamination - especially at the point where they joined the flanges.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 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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