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Meaning of delaminate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
diːˈlæmɪneɪt

Definitions

  1. To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up.
    transitive
  2. To come apart into its component layers.
    intransitive

Equivalents

Suomi delaminoitua palstautua

Examples

“Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced.”
“The difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion between the film and the coating can cause the coating to delaminate.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

delaminated delaminates delaminating delaming delammed delamming

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