delamination

[ dee-lam-uh-ney-shuhn ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of delamination¹

First recorded in 1875–80; de- + lamination

Example Sentences

It showed areas where the carbon fibre layers had separated - a known problem called delamination - as well as wrinkles, waviness and voids within its structure.

From BBC

He described how in some fragments, the carbon fibre layers had come apart - a known process called delamination.

From BBC

The researchers then placed samples of the nanotube-reinforced composite in an experimental setup to test their resilience to "delamination," or the potential for layers to separate.

From Science Daily

"There's lots of ways you can get precursors to delamination, such as from impacts, like tool drop, bird strike, runway kickup in aircraft, and there could be almost no visible damage, but internally it has a delamination," Wardle says.

From Science Daily

To examine nanostitching's potential to prevent delamination, the team placed their samples in a setup to test three delamination modes, in which a crack could spread through the between-layer region and peel the layers apart or cause them to slide against each other, or do a combination of both.

From Science Daily