- delaminate
- intransitive verb see delamination
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
delaminate
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delaminate — [dē lam′ə nāt΄] vt., vi. delaminated, delaminating to separate into layers … English World dictionary
delaminate — verb To cause something assembled by lamination to come apart (or take apart) into the layers that make it up. Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced … Wiktionary
delaminate — /dee lam euh nayt /, v.i., delaminated, delaminating. to split into laminae or thin layers. [1875 80; DE + LAMINATE] * * * … Universalium
delaminate — de·lam·i·nate ( )dē lam ə .nāt vi, nat·ed; nat·ing to undergo delamination … Medical dictionary
delaminate — v. split into layers, divide into layers … English contemporary dictionary
delaminate — [di: lamɪneɪt] verb technical divide into layers. Derivatives delamination noun Origin C19: from de + L. lamina thin plate + ate3 … English new terms dictionary
delaminate — de·laminate … English syllables
delaminate — de•lam•i•nate [[t]diˈlæm əˌneɪt[/t]] v. i. nat•ed, nat•ing to split into laminae or thin layers • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
delaminate — /diˈlæməneɪt/ (say dee lamuhnayt) verb (i) (delaminated, delaminating) 1. to split into laminae or thin layers. 2. (of a CD or DVD) to lose the contact between the disc and the data carrying layer and hence become unusable …
delaminate — v.t. divide into thin layers … Dictionary of difficult words
