as in plate
a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale the laminae of stratified rock were deposited separately, building upwards as time passed

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Recent Examples of lamina The dental lamina has never been found outside of the mouth until now. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2025 Two of these organs — the vascular organ of lamina terminalis (OVLT) and the subfornical organ (SFO) — are sensory organs not unlike a nose or an ear. Dan Samorodnitsky, Quanta Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025 The back procedure was a laminotomy, which is a removal of a small portion of the lamina and ligaments, according to the Mayfield Clinic. Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 5 Oct. 2017 A lamina is simply a very thin sedimentary bed (less than a couple centimeters thick). Brian Romans, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2008
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Noun
  • That includes salad and dinner plates, serving platters, pie plates, bowls, and more.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Narváez, 26, has done an excellent job behind the plate with his pitch framing, blocking and game-calling.
    Jim Bowden, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Needled or scale-leaved evergreens like arborvitae also benefit from the prolonged period of root establishment that fall planting provides.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
  • My hope is that Paul McCartney and Elton John also got paid scale.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Lamina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamina. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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