lamina en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈlɛəm.ɪ.nə] (US)
- /ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/ (Australia, UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lāmina (“a thin piece of metal, wood, marble; a plate, leaf, layer”). Doublet of lame.
Meanings
- A thin layer, plate, or scale of material. ▸ Either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen.
- A thin layer, plate, or scale of material. ▸ The flat expanded part of a foliage leaf or leaflet.
- A thin layer, plate, or scale of material. ▸ A fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks.
- A thin layer, plate, or scale of material. ▸ One of the narrow thin parallel plates of soft vascular sensitive tissue that cover the flesh within the wall of a hoof.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| laminas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| laminæ | Number=Plur | archaic | lexicographic |
| laminae | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lamini- · epithelial lamina · laminitis · laminiferous · lamina papyracea · lamin- · microlamina · laminar · laminal · lamino- · Rexed lamina · lamina proprial · laminitic · lamina propria · laminate · laminite · lamalginite · laminography · basal lamina · laminaset · lamin · laminable · sublamina
Hypernyms
sheet · sheet · sheet · layer · layer · layer · sheet · layer
Synonyms
lame · lamella · lame · lame · lamella · lame · blade · lamella · lamella
Translations (17)
es limbo (flat part of a leaf) · ro lamină (flat part of a leaf) · ro lamină (thin plate of a vertebra) · fr lamelle (thin layer of material) · el φολίδα (thin plate of a vertebra) · fi lehtilapa (flat part of a leaf) · et lehelaba (flat part of a leaf) · ja 葉層 (fine layer in sedimentary rocks) · la lāmina (thin layer of material) · el πέταλο (flat part of a leaf) · fr lame (thin layer of material) · hu levéllemez (flat part of a leaf) · bg слой (thin layer of material) · el έλασμα (thin layer of material) · hu lemez (thin layer of material) · ca limbe (flat part of a leaf) · ro lamină (thin layer of material)