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lamina

UK/ˈlæm.ɪ.nə//ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/

lamina noun: 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.

Noun

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

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    lame, lamella
  2. The flat expanded part of a foliage leaf or leaflet.
    Synonyms:
    lame, lamella, blade
  3. A fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks.
    Synonyms:
    lame, lamella
  4. One of the narrow thin parallel plates of soft vascular sensitive tissue that cover the flesh within the wall of a hoof.
    Synonyms:
    lame, lamella

lamina meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

lamina in Tamil

அடுக்கு, மென்தகடு, தகடு, இலைபரப்பு தாள், எலும்புப் பட்டை, தட்டு

lamina in Urdu

چادر, پرت, پتری, تہہ, ورقہ

lamina in Kannada

ತಿಳುಹಾಳೆ, ಹೆರೆ, ಹಾಳೆ, ರೇಕು, ತೆಳುಪದರ, ಪಟಲ

Examples of lamina in a sentence

  • Sori in the axils of lamina branches, partly immersed; involucre bell- or trumpet-shaped, or obconical, usually 2-lipped; receptacle generally exserted.
  • The lamina propria contains a range of inflammatory cells that normally immunoexpress the various immunoglobulins in plasma cells.
  • In some species, the limbidium can be well developed in all three laminae.

All 17 example sentences with lamina

Synonyms of lamina

Forms of lamina

plurallaminae
plurallaminas
plural (archaic)laminæ

Plural of lamina: laminae or laminas

Origin of lamina

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

Words formed from lamina

Words that rhyme with lamina

Questions about lamina

What does lamina mean?
Lamina means 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.
What is lamina in Tamil?
Lamina in Tamil is அடுக்கு, மென்தகடு, தகடு. See Lamina meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lamina?
Lamina is a noun.
How do you pronounce lamina?
Lamina is pronounced /ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/ (UK).
What is the plural of lamina?
The plural of lamina is laminae.

Words near lamina in the dictionary

  1. lamigers
  2. lamiid
  3. lamiids
  4. lamiine
  5. lamin
  6. lamina
  7. lamina papyracea
  8. lamina propria
  9. lamina proprial
  10. laminability
  11. laminable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lamina (page history and authors); lamina (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lamina (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lamina (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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