Meanings
present singular third person delaminates · participle present delaminating · participle past delaminated · past delaminated
- transitiveTo cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up.
- intransitiveTo come apart into its component layers.
Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced.
1 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishlaminate
- Englishdelaminate
Translations
Finnish delaminoitua, palstautua
- delaminoituacome apart in layers
- palstautuacome apart in layers
- delaminoidacause to come apart in layers
- palstauttaacause to come apart in layers
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Cite this entry
delaminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delaminate
“delaminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delaminate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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