English Explanatory Dictionary

laminar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of fluid motion, smooth and regular, flowing as though in different layers.
  2. In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers.
  3. In the form of thin flat electronic circuits, usually flexible
  4. Describing the layer of capillaries in the choroid of the eye

Pronunciation

/ˈlæmɪnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laminar.wav

Word forms

laminar

Etymology

From Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of material”) + -ar.

Related words

laminal

Derived words

basolaminar bilaminar colaminar extralaminar hexalaminar interlaminar intralaminar laminar flow laminar flow hood laminarise laminarite laminarity laminarization laminarize laminarly laminary multilaminar nonlaminar paralaminar pentalaminar plurilaminar postlaminar prelaminar quadrilaminar retrolaminar semilaminar spinolaminar sublaminar supralaminar translaminar trilaminar unilaminar
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