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to delaminate

to delaminate

1 7.6
To split into layers that come apart, often because of water or age
  • verb
  • /ˌdiːˈlæməˌneɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : delaminar
  • And we can't take it out without upending, delaminating whole systems, which is which is what's going, which is what's going on.
  • delaminated rotor
  • delaminated rotor blades

And we can't take it out without upending, delaminating whole systems, which is which is what's going, which is what's going on.

Examples

  • The concrete cover delaminates and turns into flying debris.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Staff noticed a section of concrete under two columns near the mid-span area was "severely delaminated and most of the reinforcing steel was completely exposed," the staff report states.

    Blog text (32)

  • So now I'm starting to delaminate there because I added a little too much glue.

  • It's all it's all delaminating around here.

  • "That Jap shit delaminate on you yet?"

    Blog text (1)

  • So you can use this to insert into cracks to put underneath areas that are delaminating that are coming apart.

  • In the case of N-500, the side covers delaminated in a brittle manner due to relatively low compressive strength.

    Academic text (2017)

  • They are characterized by a tendency to delaminate before experiencing a burst, especially when they incorporate lower-modulus graphite composites.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Here, and throughout the Mediterranean, the ancient economy has come unglued as people with ambition abandon the rural village for the metropolis and leave the landscape to delaminate like rotting plywood.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The layers of the old wooden boat began to delaminate after years of exposure to saltwater.

Synonyms

split
vsto delaminate
5 4.2

Cut lengthwise along the grain, as in wood

separates material by layers rather than forming distinct pieces
to dissever
vsto delaminate
  • Formal
1 9.9

To cut or separate something into parts, often by breaking it

focuses on layer separation specifically rather than general division
to discerp
vsto delaminate
  • Archaic
9.9

To tear something into separate parts, usually by force

is a gentler technical separation by layers, not violent tearing

Antonyms

to combine
638 2.7

To mix two or more things into one

to bond
25 3.2

To stick two things together so they hold firmly

How Separated

to fall apart
155 2.8
to delaminate
  • Specialized
1 7.6
to split
513 1.3
to peel
56 3.0
to separate
297 1.9

Surface Forms

delaminate infinitive
delaminated past
delaminated past participle
delaminating present participle
delaminates third person singular

Morphology

delaminate = laminate (transparent) = de + lamin + ate

For learners who know the verb 'laminate', 'de-' clearly signals reversal or separation, yielding the meaning 'separate into layers'.

Etymology

Delaminate comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and lamina meaning 'thin layer', the same root you see in laminate. So, to delaminate is to split or come apart into layers, like plywood or flooring peeling at the edges.