laminar

[ lam-uh-ner ]

/ ˈlæm ə nər /

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adjective

composed of, or arranged in, laminae.

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Also lam·i·nar·y

[lam-uh-ner-ee]. /ˈlæm əˌnɛr i/.

Origin of laminar

First recorded in 1800–15; lamin(a) + -ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM laminar

in·ter·lam·i·nar, adjectivemul·ti·lam·i·nar, adjective

Words nearby laminar

lamestream, lamia, lamina, laminable, laminal, laminar, laminar flow, laminaria, laminarin, laminate, laminated

How to use laminar in a sentence

The vehicle’s blimpy shape and rear propeller are designed to create an aerodynamic phenomenon called laminar flow, in which the air travels in smooth layers over the craft.
The 100 greatest innovations of 2020|Popular Science Staff|December 2, 2020|Popular-Science
The arms are sheathed in rigid plates, separated by a series of narrow laminar plates, by which power of movement is obtained.
Armour in England|J. Starkie Gardner
The tassets are replaced by laminar cuissarts extending to the knee, below which the suit is not continued.
Armour in England|J. Starkie Gardner
The latter has advanced far into the corium, and is now provided with abundant secondary laminar ridges (Mettam).
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

This variety is a compound of felspar and quartz, so arranged as to produce an imperfect laminar structure.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.
Laminif′erous, consisting of lamin or layers; Lam′iniform, laminar.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various