delaminate

[ dee-lam-uh-neyt ]

verb (used without object)

, de·lam·i·nat·ed, de·lam·i·nat·ing.

1. to split into laminae or thin layers.

delaminate

/ diːˈlæmɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. to divide or cause to divide into thin layers

Derived Forms

• deˌlamiˈnation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of delaminate¹

First recorded in 1875–80; de- + laminate

Example Sentences

Well, it seems F-35 canopies have decided to "delaminate" at inappropriate times, making flying the things dangerous if not impossible.

From Salon

“It won’t be possible for a child to disintegrate and delaminate a perovskite panel accidentally,” she says.

From Nature

Detractors say steamers can cause the layers of glued canvas that shape suit jackets’ shoulders and chest to delaminate; the combination of heat and pressure that irons deliver, they argue, is the only way to prevent this problem.

From Slate

This process needs to happen relatively quickly, because, after extraction, the soil clinging to an object dries, and “the paint layers literally delaminate with it,” leaving a denuded object and “a painting in reverse” adhering to scattered flakes of soil.

From The New Yorker

The celluloid was buckling and yellowing, while, most worryingly, some of the paint was starting to flake away, or delaminate.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• exfoliate
• sliver