variants
also lamellas
as in plates
a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale
the gemstone's distinctive iridescence is caused by light passing from one lamella of crystal to another
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Noun
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The 8,600-square-foot, perched on the 21st floor of an uptown high-rise, has a variety of menu options, including small plates, salads, steaks and seafood towers.—
Chyna Blackmon,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2025 -
There is a pool grill with limited hours and a small menu of burgers, wings, french fries, and charcuterie plates.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At current scales, nobody can compete with DJI.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Tipping the scales like that, the Area-51 laptops don’t feel like just a resurrection of Alienware’s flagship brand name but a throwback to older, basically immobile desktop replacement laptops.—
Antonio G. Di Benedetto,
The Verge,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Lamellae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamellae. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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