lamina (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *lamina*:
NOUN	body	lamina	a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)

lamina > pronunciation
Sounds	lae'mahnah
Rhymes	Altoona ... zona: 128 rhymes with nah...

English > *lamina*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	A thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral).
Narrower	lamina arcus vertebrae	lamina of the vertebral arch
Broader	plate	Any flat platelike body ... / body structure or part
Spanish	lámina
Adjectives	laminar, laminal	arranged in or consisting of laminae
Verbs	laminate	cover with a thin sheet of non-fabric material
	laminate	press or beat (metals) into thin sheets
	laminate	split (wood) into thin sheets
	laminate	create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material

HyperDic: lamina