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laminal

1 American  
[lam-uh-nl] / ˈlæm ə nl /

adjective

  1. (of a speech sound) articulated using the blade of the tongue.


noun

  1. a laminal speech sound.

laminal 2 American  
[lam-uh-nl] / ˈlæm ə nl /

adjective

  1. laminar.


Etymology

Origin of laminal1

< Latin lāmin ( a ) blade ( see lame 2) + -al 1

Origin of laminal2

lamin(a) + -al 1

Example Sentences

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The anterior region, as is the laminal surface, is covered with foraminæ; in this case more minute.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

The ascending branches penetrate the substance of the os pedis, and emerge by the numerous foraminæ on its laminal surface.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

Areas of new laminal growth were discernible on laboratory hatchlings soon after they ate regularly.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.

Such are: Ringbone, especially that form of ringbone known as 'low'; bony deposits on the pedal bone, either on its laminal or plantar surface, or even changes in the navicular bursa.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

The Inferior Edge, the most extensive of the three, separates the laminal from the solar surface.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

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