laminar
/ˈlæmɪnə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.50 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers.
adj
In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers.
Example Sentences
- "On the wall, in an ornate fixture of darkening bronze, a gas jet burned, laminar and gently singing — adjusted to what scientists of the last century called a "sensitive flame": invisible at the base, as it issues from the orifice, fading upward into smooth blue light that hovers several inches above..."
- "The laminar bands of color to the west bleeding out under the hammered clouds. A sudden violet-colored hooding of the earth."