Definitions for laminaˈlæm ə nə; -ˌni
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lam•i•naˈlæm ə nə; -ˌni(n.)(pl.)-nae; -nas.
a thin plate or layer.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
a thin layer or coating lying over another, as in certain minerals.
Category: Mineralogy
the blade or expanded portion of a leaf.
Category: Botany
Origin of lamina:
1650–60; < L lāmina
Princeton's WordNet
lamina(noun)
a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)
Wiktionary
lamina(Noun)
A very thin layer of material.
lamina(Noun)
A thin plate or scale, such as the arch of a vertebra.
lamina(Noun)
The flat part of a leaf or leaflet; the blade.
Origin: From lamina
Webster Dictionary
Lamina(noun)
a thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals
Lamina(noun)
the blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower
Lamina(noun)
a thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather
Translations for lamina
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- lemAfrikaans
- شَفْرَهArabic
- остриеBulgarian
- lâminaPortuguese (BR)
- čepelCzech
- die KlingeGerman
- bladDanish
- λεπίδαGreek
- hoja, filoSpanish
- teraEstonian
- تیغهFarsi
- teräFinnish
- lameFrench
- לָהַבHebrew
- पत्तीHindi
- oštricaCroatian
- pengeHungarian
- mata pisauIndonesian
- blaðIcelandic
- lamaItalian
- 刃Japanese
- 칼날Korean
- ašmenysLithuanian
- (naža) asmensLatvian
- mata pisauMalay
- lemmetDutch
- (kniv)bladNorwegian
- ostrzePolish
- تیغهPersian
- تیغPashto
- lâminaPortuguese
- lamăRomanian
- лезвиеRussian
- čepeľSlovak
- klinaSlovenian
- sečivoSerbian
- bladSwedish
- ใบมีดThai
- ağızTurkish
- 刀刃Chinese (Trad.)
- лезоUkrainian
- چاقو وغیرہ کا پھل ، بلیڈUrdu
- lưỡi (dao, kiếm)Vietnamese
- 刀刃Chinese (Simp.)
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