Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of the thin scales, plates, layers, or membranes in an organism, as one of the gills of a mushroom or one of the thin sheets that make up certain bones.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A thin plate or scale. Specifically
- noun Synonyms See
lamina . - noun plural The British pharmacopœial name for medicated gelatin disks used in ophthalmic practice.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a thin,
plate -like structure - noun mycology the
gill of a mushroom.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
- noun any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
- noun thin plate
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A hypnotic repeating diamond structure called a lamella acts as both roof and wall motif for the shelter.
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The artery lies at first in front of the cochlea and tympanic cavity; from the latter cavity it is separated by a thin, bony lamella, which is cribriform in the young subject, and often partly absorbed in old age.
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The cell also develops a broad, fan-shaped protrusion called a lamella along its leading edges, which helps move it forward.
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The cell also develops a broad, fan-shaped protrusion called a lamella along its leading edges, which helps move it forward.
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With the Balinese genggong, you pluck the lamella by tugging on a string.
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It's a tongue, or a lamella, that you flick, and it goes doy-oy-oy-oy-oy.
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It's a tongue, or a lamella, that you flick, and it goes doy-oy-oy-oy-oy.
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With the Balinese genggong, you pluck the lamella by tugging on a string.
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With the Balinese genggong, you pluck the lamella by tugging on a string.
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It's a tongue, or a lamella, that you flick, and it goes doy-oy-oy-oy-oy.
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