lamella en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ləˈmɛl.ə/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From Latin lāmella (“small, thin plate of metal”), from lāmina (“thin plate”) + -lus (diminutive suffix).
Meanings
-
A thin, plate-like structure.
The most recent study has been made by Hayasi (78), who finds that the calcareous lamellae which form the sclerodermites are formed by secretions of the calicoblasts and that the latter are not themselves calcified.
1943, Thomas Wayland Vaughan, John West Wells, Revision of the Suborders Families, and Genera of the Scleractinia, page 32:
- A thin, plate-like structure. ▸ The gill of a mushroom.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lamellas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| lamellae | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lamelliferous · lamellipodium · middle lamella · lamelloid
Relateds
multilamellate · laminated · laminate · lamellation · lamellar · multilamellated · lamellate · lamination · lame
Synonyms
Translations (7)
pl płytka (thin structure) · eo lamelo (thin structure) · bg пластинка (thin structure) · bg ламела (thin structure) · es laminilla (thin structure) · pl blaszka (thin structure) · ru ламель (thin structure)