Meaning & use
delaminating
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Splitting or separating into layers, especially due to structural failure or adhesive breakdown.
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The old plywood was delaminating after years of exposure to moisture.
Engineers inspected the composite wing panel for signs of delaminating.
A note on using this word
Widely used in materials science and manufacturing to describe a common failure mode in layered composites, plywood, and coatings.
Words with a similar meaning
separatingpeeling
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Words with an opposite meaning
bondingfusing
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