lamellate
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eɪt, ˈlæm adjective
1.
composed of or having lamellae.
2.
flat; platelike.
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lamella (ləˈmɛlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -lae, -las | |
| 1. | a thin layer, plate, or membrane, esp any of the calcified layers of which bone is formed |
| 2. | 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. | 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 |
| [C17: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of lāmina thin plate] | |
| la'mellar | |
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| lamellate | |
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| lamellose | |
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| la'mellarly | |
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| 'lamellately | |
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| 'lamellated | |
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| lamel'lation | |
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| lamellosity | |
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Medical Dictionary
lamellate la·mel·late (lə-měl'āt', lām'ə-lāt')
adj.
Having, composed of, or arranged in lamellae.
Resembling a lamella.
lam'el·la'ted adj.
lam'el·la'tion n.
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Example sentences
The wall containing the ovular areas appears somewhat lamellate.
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