lamina

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lamina

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

Rhymes with -æmɪnə

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

noun laminae · laminas · laminæ

Any of a number of layer or plate-like structures in human or animal bodies.
Similar: lame, lamella
The flat expanded part of a foliage leaf or leaflet.
Similar: lame, lamella, blade
A fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks.
Similar: lame, lamella
One of the narrow thin parallel plates of soft vascular sensitive tissue that cover the flesh within the wall of a hoof.
Similar: lame, lamella

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noun thin layer of material

Français	lame, lamelle
Ελληνικά	έλασμα élasma
Română	lamină

noun thin plate of a vertebra

Ελληνικά	φολίδα folída
Română	lamină

noun flat part of a leaf

Español	limbo
Ελληνικά	πέταλο pétalo
Română	lamină

noun fine layer in sedimentary rocks

日本語	葉層 yōsō

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"lamina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lamina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

lamina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lamina

Chicago

"lamina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lamina.

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@misc{lamina_2026,
  title = {lamina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lamina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}