See more synonyms for lamella on Thesaurus.comnoun, plural la·mel·lae [luh-mel-ee] /ləˈmɛl i/, la·mel·las.- a thin plate, scale, membrane, or layer, as of bone, tissue, or cell walls.
- Botany.
- an erect scale or blade inserted at the junction of the claw and limb in some corollas and forming a part of their corona or crown.
- (in mosses) a thin sheet of cells standing up along the midrib of a leaf.
- Mycology. gill1(def 2).
- Building Trades. a member of wood, metal, or reinforced concrete, joined in a crisscross pattern with other lamellae to form a vault.
- Ophthalmology. a small disk of gelatin and glycerin mixed with a medicinal substance, used as a medicament for the eyes.
Origin of lamella
1670–80; <
Latin lāmella, diminutive of
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Related Words for lamella
layer,
slice,
slab,
leaf,
scale,
coat,
plane,
flake,
foil,
spangle,
lamina,
stratum,
print,
lamella,
disc,
plate,
sheet,
wafer,
section,
skin
Examples from the Web for lamella
Historical Examples of lamella
In this way the organs developed between the two layers of the lamella obtain their final fixed position.
The head is also more or less connected by a thin plate of bone, the lamella, to another outgrowth, the processus longus.
British Dictionary definitions for lamellanoun plural -lae (-liː) or -las- a thin layer, plate, or membrane, esp any of the calcified layers of which bone is formed
- botany
- any of the spore-bearing gills of a mushroom
- any of the membranes in a chloroplast
- Also called: middle lamellaa layer of pectin cementing together adjacent cells
- one of a number of timber, metal, or concrete members connected along a pattern of intersecting diagonal lines to form a framed vaulted roof structure
- any thin sheet of material or thin layer in a fluid
Word Origin for lamella
C17: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of lāmina thin plate
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- A thin scale, plate, or layer of bone or tissue, as around the minute vascular canals in bone.
- A medicated gelatin disk, used instead of a solution for application to the conjunctiva.disk
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