lam·i·na

(lăm′ə-nə)

n. pl. lam·i·nae (-nē′) or lam·i·nas

1. A thin plate, sheet, or layer.

2. Botany

a. The expanded area of a leaf or petal; a blade.

b. The bladelike part of a kelp.

3. A thin layer of bone, membrane, or other tissue.

4. Zoology A thin scalelike or platelike structure, as one of the thin layers of sensitive vascular tissue in the hoof of a horse.

5. Cytology A thin layer inside the nuclear membrane of a cell that is composed of a meshlike network of protein fibers.

6. Geology A narrow bed of rock.

[Latin lāmina.]

lam′i·nar, lam′i·nal adj.

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lamina

(ˈlæmɪnə)

n, pl -nae (-ˌniː) or -nas

1. a thin plate or layer, esp of bone or mineral

2. (Geological Science) a thin plate or layer, esp of bone or mineral

3. (Anatomy) a thin plate or layer, esp of bone or mineral

4. (Botany) botany the flat blade of a leaf, petal, or thallus

[C17: New Latin, from Latin: thin plate]

ˈlaminar, ˈlaminary, laminose, laminous adj

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lam•i•na

(ˈlæm ə nə)

n., pl. -nae (-ˌni)
-nas.

1. a thin plate or layer.

2. a thin layer or coating lying over another, as in certain minerals.

3. the blade or expanded portion of a leaf.

[1650–60; < Latin lāmina]

lam·i·na

(lăm′ə-nə)

1. Botany The expanded area of a leaf or petal; a blade.

2. A thin layer of bone, membrane, or other tissue.

3. Geology A thin layer of sediment.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

lamina - a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)

lamina arcus vertebrae - lamina of the vertebral arch; the flattened posterior part of the vertebral arch from which the spinous process extends

plate - any flat platelike body structure or part

lamina

noun

A thin outer covering of an object:

membrane, sheath, sheathing, skin.

Translations

lame

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lamina

lam·i·na

n. L. lámina, placa o capa fina;

___ arcus vertebrae → ___ del arco vertebral;

___ basalis choroidae → ___ basal de la coroide;

___ limitans anterior corneae → ___ elástica anterior de la córnea;

___ limitans posterior corneae → ___ elástica posterior de la córnea;

___ multiform of cerebral cortex → ___ multiforme de la corteza cerebral.