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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delaminate — [dē lam′ə nāt΄] vt., vi. delaminated, delaminating to separate into layers … English World dictionary
delaminate — intransitive verb see delamination … New Collegiate Dictionary
delaminate — /dee lam euh nayt /, v.i., delaminated, delaminating. to split into laminae or thin layers. [1875 80; DE + LAMINATE] * * * … Universalium
delaminate — de·lam·i·nate ( )dē lam ə .nāt vi, nat·ed; nat·ing to undergo delamination … Medical dictionary
delaminate — v. split into layers, divide into layers … English contemporary dictionary
delaminate — [di: lamɪneɪt] verb technical divide into layers. Derivatives delamination noun Origin C19: from de + L. lamina thin plate + ate3 … English new terms dictionary
delaminate — de·laminate … English syllables
delaminate — de•lam•i•nate [[t]diˈlæm əˌneɪt[/t]] v. i. nat•ed, nat•ing to split into laminae or thin layers • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
delaminate — /diˈlæməneɪt/ (say dee lamuhnayt) verb (i) (delaminated, delaminating) 1. to split into laminae or thin layers. 2. (of a CD or DVD) to lose the contact between the disc and the data carrying layer and hence become unusable …
delaminate — v.t. divide into thin layers … Dictionary of difficult words
