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

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lamina (plural laminae or (archaic) laminæ or laminas)

  1. A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
    Synonyms: sheet, layer
    1. (anatomy) Either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen.
    2. (botany) The flat expanded part of a foliage leaf or leaflet.
      Synonym: blade
    3. (geology) A fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks.
    4. (zootomy) One of the narrow thin parallel plates of soft vascular sensitive tissue that cover the flesh within the wall of a hoof.

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lamina

  1. inflection of laminar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

French

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lamina

  1. third-person singular past historic of laminer

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin lamina, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *stelh₃- (broad, to broaden). Possibly through Portuguese lâmina or Spanish lámina (sheet).

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  • IPA(key): [laˈmina]
  • Hyphenation: la‧mi‧na

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lamina (plural lamina-lamina, first-person possessive laminaku, second-person possessive laminamu, third-person possessive laminanya)

  1. (archaic) coat of mail
  2. lamina: a very thin layer of material.

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Italian

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  • IPA(key): /ˈla.mi.na/
  • Rhymes: -amina
  • Hyphenation: là‧mi‧na

Etymology 1

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From Latin lāmina (thin sheet of material). Doublet of lama, a borrowing from French.

Noun

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lamina f (plural lamine)

  1. thin sheet or layer; lamina
  2. (botany) lamina, blade
  3. (anatomy) lamina
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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lamina

  1. inflection of laminare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Etymology

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Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *stelh₃- (broad, to broaden).[1] See lātus, latus.

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lāmina f (genitive lāminae); first declension

  1. (literally, Classical Latin) a thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
  2. (transferred sense)
    1. a red-hot plate used as torture devices for slaves
    2. money, coin, gold, precious metal
    3. a saw (cutting device)
    4. (anatomy) the flap of the ear
    5. the tender shell of an unripe nut
  3. money coin, minted by the Pontiffs of Rome

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lāmina lāminae
Genitive lāminae lāminārum
Dative lāminae lāminīs
Accusative lāminam lāminās
Ablative lāminā lāminīs
Vocative lāmina lāminae

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  1. ^ The Words of Mathematics: An Etymological Dictionary of Mathematical Terms Used in English

Malay

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Noun

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lamina (Jawi spelling لامينا, plural lamina-lamina, informal 1st possessive laminaku, 2nd possessive laminamu, 3rd possessive laminanya)

  1. coat of mail

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Portuguese

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lamina

  1. inflection of laminar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French laminer.

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a lamina (third-person singular present laminează, past participle laminat) 1st conj.

  1. to laminate

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Spanish

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  • IPA(key): /laˈmina/ [laˈmi.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: la‧mi‧na

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lamina

  1. inflection of laminar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative