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laminal
lam·i·na L0029900 (lăm′ə-nə)n. pl. lam·i·nae (-nē′) or lam·i·nas 1. A thin plate, sheet, or layer.2. Botany a. The expanded area of a leaf or petal; a blade.b. The bladelike part of a kelp.3. A thin layer of bone, membrane, or other tissue.4. Zoology A thin scalelike or platelike structure, as one of the thin layers of sensitive vascular tissue in the hoof of a horse.5. Cytology A thin layer inside the nuclear membrane of a cell that is composed of a meshlike network of protein fibers.6. Geology A narrow bed of rock. [Latin lāmina.] lam′i·nar, lam′i·nal adj.laminal (ˈlæmɪnəl) adj (Phonetics & Phonology) (of a consonant) articulated with the blade of the tongue. See also apicallam•i•nal1 (ˈlæm ə nl) adj. 1. (of a speech sound) articulated with the blade of the tongue. n. 2. a laminal speech sound. (1955–60; < Latin lāmin(a) blade (see lamina) + -al1] lam•i•nal2 (ˈlæm ə nl) adj. laminar. (1815–30; lamin (a) + -al1] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | laminal - arranged in or consisting of laminaelaminarbedded, stratified - deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock" | EncyclopediaSeelaminalaminal Related to laminal: laminar flowSynonyms for laminaladj arranged in or consisting of laminaeSynonymsRelated Words |