Definition of laminanext
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 tissue in which the teeth were embedded, called the dental lamina, was similarly only recorded inside a vertebrate's jaw before the study, per CBC. Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 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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  • Through the first eight games, the Angels have struck out in 31% of their plate appearances, which is even worse than last year’s 27% rate.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Vitello could’ve used the blowout as an opportunity to get Koss and Jared Oliva their first at-bats of the year, but elected to give every plate appearance to his starters.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
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  • The album the 48-year-old country-music star put out last May leans hard into mood, scale and theatricality — strings, horns, choirs, the whole shebang — built around the idea of pushing back against a culture that wants everything fast, familiar and instantly gratifying.
    Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, China has continued to build out coal power plants at a massive scale, bringing online 78 gigawatts in 2025, more than India did in a whole decade.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Lamina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamina. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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