LAMINA


Meaning of LAMINA in English

/lam"euh neuh/ , n. , pl. laminae /-nee'/ , laminas .

1. a thin plate, scale, or layer.

2. a layer or coat lying over another, as the plates of minerals or bones.

3. Bot. the blade or expanded portion of a leaf.

4. Geol. a layer of sediment or sedimentary rock only a small fraction of an inch (less than a centimeter) in thickness.

[ 1650-60; 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .