laminae

variants or laminas
Definition of laminaenext
plural of lamina
as in plates
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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Noun
  • From comfort food classics to more elevated plates, several bites stood out at a preview event.
    Alexa Stone January 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Your purchase includes dinner plates, salad plates, pasta bowls, cereal bowls, and mugs — enough for six people.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Terrorist organizations aligned with Iran, including Lebanese Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis are using crypto at unprecedented scales, according to the report.
    Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Climate Central intends to expand its billion-dollar database in the coming years, picking up where NOAA left off and potentially widening the data to incorporate smaller dollar scales, among other advances.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Laminae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laminae. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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