lamina
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ə noun, plural lam·i·nae [-nee] , lam·i·nas.
[-nee] , lam·i·nas. 1.
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
2.
a layer or coat lying over another, as the plates of minerals or bones.
3.
Botany. the blade or expanded portion of a leaf.
4.
Geology. a layer of sediment or sedimentary rock only a small fraction of an inch (less than a centimeter) in thickness.
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lamina (ˈlæmɪnə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -nae, -nas | |
| 1. | a thin plate or layer, esp of bone or mineral |
| 2. | botany the flat blade of a leaf, petal, or thallus |
| [C17: New Latin, from Latin: thin plate] | |
| 'laminar | |
| —adj | |
| laminose | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
lamina lam·i·na (lām'ə-nə)
n. pl. lam·i·nas or lam·i·nae (-nē')
A thin plate, sheet, or layer.
A thin layer of bone, membrane, or other tissue.
lam'i·nar or lam'i·nal adj.
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Science Dictionary
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Plural laminae (lām'ə-nē') or laminas
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LAMINA definition
A concurrent object-oriented language.
["Experiments with a Knowledge-based System on a Multiprocessor", Third Intl Conf Supercomputing Proc, 1988].
["ELINT in LAMINA, Application of a Concurrent Object language", Delagi et al, KSL-88-3, Knowledge Sys Labs, Stanford U].
Example sentences
Underneath the endothelium is the wavy elastic lamina.
In a fly's brain, this filtering role is played by the lamina cells.
Laminectomy is surgery to remove the lamina, part of the bone that makes up a vertebra, or bone spurs in your back.
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