delaminate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːˈlæmɪneɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English laminate English delaminate From de- + laminate.
Meanings
- (transitive) To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up.
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(intransitive) To come apart into its component layers.
The difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion between the film and the coating can cause the coating to delaminate.
2009, Phillip Olla, Space Technologies for the Benefit of Human Society and Earth:Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| delaminated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| delaminated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| delaminates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| delaminating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (4)
fi palstauttaa (cause to come apart in layers) · fi delaminoida (cause to come apart in layers) · fi delaminoitua (come apart in layers) · fi palstautua (come apart in layers)