lamina

[lam-uh-nuh] /ˈlæm ə nə/
noun, plural laminae
[lam-uh-nee] /ˈlæm əˌni/ (Show IPA), laminas.
1.
a thin plate, scale, or layer.
2.
a layer or coat lying over another, as the plates of minerals or bones.
3.
Botany. the blade or expanded portion of a leaf.
4.
Geology. a layer of sediment or sedimentary rock only a small fraction of an inch (less than a centimeter) in thickness.
Origin
1650-60; < Latin; see lame2
Examples from the web for lamina
  • Laminectomy is surgery to remove the lamina, part of the bone that makes up a vertebra, or bone spurs in your back.
  • In a fly's brain, this filtering role is played by the lamina cells.
  • Underneath the endothelium is the wavy elastic lamina.
British Dictionary definitions for lamina

lamina

/ˈlæmɪnə/
noun (pl) -nae (-ˌniː), -nas
1.
a thin plate or layer, esp of bone or mineral
2.
(botany) the flat blade of a leaf, petal, or thallus
Derived Forms
laminar, laminose (ˈlæmɪˌnəʊs; -ˌnəʊz) adjective
Word Origin
C17: New Latin, from Latin: thin plate
lamina in Medicine

lamina lam·i·na (lām'ə-nə)
n. pl. lam·i·nas or lam·i·nae (-nē')

  1. A thin plate, sheet, or layer.

  2. A thin layer of bone, membrane, or other tissue.

lam'i·nar or lam'i·nal adj.
lamina in Science
lamina
  (lām'ə-nə)   
Plural laminae (lām'ə-nē') or laminas

  1. The expanded area of a leaf or petal; a blade. See more at leaf.

  2. A thin layer of bone, membrane, or other tissue.

  3. 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.


lamina in Technology


A concurrent object-oriented language.
["Experiments with a Knowledge-based System on a Multiprocessor", Third Intl Conf Supercomputing Proc, 1988].
["ELINT in LAMINA, Application of a Concurrent Object language", Delagi et al, KSL-88-3, Knowledge Sys Labs, Stanford U].