delamination
/diːˌlæmɪˈneɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The separation of the layers of a laminar composite material as a result of repeated stress, or failure of the adhesive
Countable; Uncountable
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English laminate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English lamination English delamination From de- + lamination.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /diːˌlæmɪˈneɪʃən/