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lamina
[ lam-uh-nuh ]
noun
- a thin plate, scale, or layer.
- a layer or coat lying over another, as the plates of minerals or bones.
- Botany. the blade or expanded portion of a leaf.
- Geology. a layer of sediment or sedimentary rock only a small fraction of an inch (less than a centimeter) in thickness.
lamina
/ -ˌnəʊz; ˈlæmɪˌnəʊs; ˈlæmɪnə /
noun
- a thin plate or layer, esp of bone or mineral
- botany the flat blade of a leaf, petal, or thallus
lamina
/ ±ôă³¾â€²É™-²ÔÉ™ /
, Plural laminae ±ôă³¾â€²É™-²Ôŧ′
- The expanded area of a leaf or petal; a blade.
- See more at leaf
- A thin layer of bone, membrane, or other tissue.
- The thinnest recognizable layer of sediment, differing from other layers in color, composition, or particle size. Laminae are usually less than 1 cm (0.39 inches) thick.
Derived Forms
- ˈ±ô²¹³¾¾±²Ô²¹°ù, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lamina1
Example Sentences
This usually happens in a part of our gut called the lamina propria.
There is some evidence for this idea, such as neuroimaging work in people that have identified activity in the lamina terminalis in response to thirst.
The laminae of phyllo dough look pale, but they crackle wonderfully against the honey-rich nut fillings.
Tight junctions are disrupted, enabling microbes to cross from the lumen into the lamina propria.
Alvarez wondered what it was about a thin lamina of clay, barely a quarter of an inch thick, that could account for such a dramatic moment in Earth’s history.
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