lamina

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Australia, UK/ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/US[ˈlɛəm.ɪ.nə]

noun

Any of a number of layer or plate-like structures in human or animal bodies.

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lamelamellablade
OriginLatin lāmina →
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Meanings

nounlamina (plural laminae or laminas or (archaic) laminæ)

plural laminae · plural laminas · archaic plural laminæ

  1. A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
    1. anatomyAny of a number of layer or plate-like structures in human or animal bodies.

      Synonyms: lame, lamella

    2. biologyThe flat expanded part of a foliage leaf or leaflet.

      Synonyms: lame, lamella, blade

    3. geographyA fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks.

      Synonyms: lame, lamella

    4. biologyOne of the narrow thin parallel plates of soft vascular sensitive tissue that cover the flesh within the wall of a hoof.

      Synonyms: lame, lamella

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a number of layer or plate-like structures in human or animal bodies.

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lamelamella

nounThe flat expanded part of a foliage leaf or leaflet.

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lamelamellablade

nounA fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks.

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lamelamella

nounOne of the narrow thin parallel plates of soft vascular sensitive tissue that cover the flesh within the wall of a hoof.

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lamelamella
Also see
bladeepipodiumlamelamella

Origin

  1. Latinlāmina“a thin piece of metal, wood, marble; a plate, leaf, layer”
  2. Englishlamina

Borrowed from Latin lāmina (“a thin piece of metal, wood, marble; a plate, leaf, layer”). Doublet of lame.

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Translations

Bulgarian слой
  • слой (sloj)thin layer of material
Catalan limbe
  • limbeflat part of a leaf
Estonian lehelaba
  • lehelabaflat part of a leaf
Finnish lehtilapa
  • lehtilapaflat part of a leaf
French lame, lamelle
  • lamethin layer of material
  • lamellethin layer of material
Greek πέταλο, έλασμα
  • πέταλο (pétalo)flat part of a leaf
  • έλασμα (élasma)thin layer of material
  • φολίδα (folída)thin plate of a vertebra
Hungarian levéllemez, lemez
  • levéllemezflat part of a leaf
  • lemezthin layer of material
Japanese 葉層
  • 葉層 (yōsō)fine layer in sedimentary rocks
Latin lāmina
  • lāminathin layer of material
Romanian lamină, lamină
  • laminăflat part of a leaf
  • laminăthin layer of material
  • laminăthin plate of a vertebra
Spanish limbo
  • limboflat part of a leaf

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lamina

stamina
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Anagrams

animalmanilaMalinaAlaminMalianMilanaAlimanalmainaminallamian
Cite this entry
APA

lamina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamina

MLA

“lamina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamina. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lamina,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamina.

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