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/diːˈlæmɪneɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come 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.
The difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion between the film and the coating can cause the coating to delaminate.
Use delaminate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Delaminate means (transitive) To cause (something assembled by lamination) to come apart into the layers that make it up..
Common synonyms include delam.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced.
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