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lamellate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lamel-late
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales.

adj

Having at least some component segments being lengthened on one side and flattened into circles, making these segments look like a stack of dinner plates.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English lamella Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English lamellate From lamella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Derived Forms

bilamellate lamellately multilamellate unilamellate

Frequently Paired Words

lame lamella lamellar lamellation lamina laminate laminated lamination

Rhymes With

appellate prelate zealot stellate flagellate dinoflagellate helot flabellate patellate biflagellate scutellate phytoflagellate

Questions

What does lamellate mean?
Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales.
Where does lamellate come from?
Etymology tree English lamella Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English lamellate From lamella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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