Definition of "delaminate" []

• To split into thin layers. (verb-intransitive)

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• "Diluting the mixture with water will only diminish the quality of the waterproofing roof sealant and hence could cause it to delaminate or become un-adhered from the base surface."
• "Roads once built are seldom repaired and with heavy use soon delaminate into a lunar surface of cracks and potholes."
• "There are other differences that can be cataloged, such as whether the cells move inward as a coherent, adhesive sheet or whether they delaminate and move in as single cells, but again, the core process, that they move inward to set up new layers, is the same."