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lamina

/ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
lam-i-na
IPA
/ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.

noun

A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.

noun

A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.

noun

A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lāmina (“a thin piece of metal, wood, marble; a plate, leaf, layer”). Doublet of lame.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/
  • British English: /ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

laminae (plural) laminæ (archaic, plural) laminas (plural)

Derived Forms

lamalginite lamin laminable laminal laminar laminaset laminate laminiferous laminite laminitic laminitis laminography

Phrases

basal lamina epithelial lamina lamina papyracea lamina propria lamina proprial lamino- lamin- lamini-

Synonyms

lame lamella blade

Homonyms

laminar

Rhymes With

stamina

Questions

How do you pronounce lamina?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/.
What does lamina mean?
A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
Where does lamina come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce lamina

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