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delamination

[dee-lam-uh-ney-shuhn] / diˌlæm əˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
stratification
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They focused on crustal delamination, a process in which sections of Earth's crust become compressed, chemically altered, and dense enough to detach and sink into the mantle below.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

A known problem is that the layers of carbon fibre can separate, a process called delamination.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

Only cranksets that show signs of bonding separation or delamination will be applicable for a free replacement and installation.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Such films require a process known as delamination to separate them from their growth substrates, which deteriorates the material’s quality and necessitates further processing10,11.

From Nature • Jan. 21, 2020

In it cleavage gives rise to a solid mass, which divides by delamination into two layers, the ectoderm and endoderm.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various