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noun
- 1. a thin layer, plate, or scale of sedimentary rock, organic tissue, or other material. technical
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: either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen. 3. a.
The internal and external elastic laminae are thick concentric elastic-fibre layers that separate the intima and media, and the media and adventitia, respectively. From the Cambridge English Corpus Sampling was limited to the chromitite layers and laminae that occur in the mafic-ultramafic cumulates of these complexes.
LAMINA definition: 1. a layer or thin sheet of tissue 2. one of two curved parts at the back of a vertebra (= one of…. Learn more.
Laminae are thin plates, sheets, or layers of various substances, such as bone, membrane, or rock. Learn the meaning, usage, and synonyms of laminae in different fields, such as botany, zoology, and geology.
Laminae are thin layers or sheets of tissue, especially in biology. Learn the meaning of laminae and see how they are used in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
A thin layer of bone, membrane, or other tissue. The thinnest recognizable layer of sediment, differing from other layers in color, composition, or particle size. Laminae are usually less than 1 cm (0.39 inches) thick.
3 senses: → See lamina 1. a thin plate or layer, esp of bone or mineral 2. botany the flat blade of a leaf, petal, or thallus.... Click for more definitions.
