Dictionary Definition
lamina n : a thin plate or layer (especially of
bone or mineral) [also: laminae (pl)]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
Derived terms
Italian
Verb
lamina- Form of Third-person singular present tense, laminare
- Form of Second-person singular imperative, laminare#Italian|laminare
Extensive Definition
Lamina may refer to:
- Lamina of the vertebral arch
- Planar lamina, a two-dimensional planar closed surface with mass and density, in mathematics
- A thin plate, sheet or layer, such as:
- Lamina (algae), a structure in seaweeds
- the basal lamina, a structure of a living cell
- the nuclear lamina, another structure of a living cell
- the surface of a leaf, an organ of a plant.
- a thin layer of sediment in sedimentary rocks and soils
- Laminae, a part of the horse hoof
- Lamina Forster, a genus of the (intertidal spider)
- Lamina, (formerly called Lamina Ceramics) is a solid-state lighting technology company that designs and manufactures the brightest commercially-available light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
lamina in German: Blatt
(Pflanze)#Morphologische_Gliederung
lamina in French: Lamina