lamina
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
a layer or coat lying over another, as the plates of minerals or bones.
Botany. the blade or expanded portion of a leaf.
Geology. a layer of sediment or sedimentary rock only a small fraction of an inch (less than a centimeter) in thickness.
Origin of lamina
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How to use lamina in a sentence
The furca is, as a rule, a powerful motor-organ, and has its laminae edged with strong teeth (ungues) or setae or both.
It crystallizes in yellow laminae, which melt at 96 C. and explode at slightly higher temperatures.
This disease is primarily a non-infective inflammation of the sensitive laminae which very frequently affects the front feet.
Lameness of the Horse | John Victor LacroixChronic laminitis is a sequel of acute inflammation of the sensitive laminae.
Lameness of the Horse | John Victor LacroixAn ordinary-sized tree standing on end, measured 22 inches in diameter: there were 12 laminae to the inch.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David Livingstone
British Dictionary definitions for lamina
/ (ˈlæmɪnə) /
a thin plate or layer, esp of bone or mineral
botany the flat blade of a leaf, petal, or thallus
Origin of lamina
1Derived forms of lamina
- laminar or laminose (ˈlæmɪˌnəʊs, -ˌnəʊz), adjective
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Scientific definitions for lamina
[ lăm′ə-nə ]
The expanded area of a leaf or petal; a blade. See more at leaf.
A thin layer of bone, membrane, or other tissue.
The thinnest recognizable layer of sediment, differing from other layers in color, composition, or particle size. Laminae are usually less than 1 cm (0.39 inches) thick.
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