la·mel·la (l -m l )n. pl. la·mel·lae (-m l  ) or la·mel·las A thin scale, plate, or layer of bone or tissue, as in the gills of a bivalve mollusk or around the minute vascular canals in bone. [Latin l  mella, small thin plate, diminutive of lmina, thin plate.]la·mel lar adj.la·mel lar·ly adv. |
lamella [ləˈmɛlə]
n pl -lae [-liː], -las
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a thin layer, plate, or membrane, esp any of the calcified layers of which bone is formed
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany
a. any of the spore-bearing gills of a mushroom
b. any of the membranes in a chloroplast
c. Also called middle lamella a layer of pectin cementing together adjacent cells
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) one of a number of timber, metal, or concrete members connected along a pattern of intersecting diagonal lines to form a framed vaulted roof structure
4. any thin sheet of material or thin layer in a fluid
[New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of lāmina thin plate]
lamellar , lamellate [ˈlæmɪˌleɪt -lɪt ləˈmɛleɪt -lɪt], lamellose [ləˈmɛləʊs ˈlæmɪˌləʊs] adj
lamellarly , lamellately adv
lamellated adj
lamellation n
lamellosity [ˌlæməˈlɒsɪtɪ] n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | lamella - any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus |
| 2. | lamella - a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants | |
| 3. | lamella - thin plate plate - a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic |
Translations
lamella
n pl <-lae or -las> → Lamelle f
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