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
  • Meanwhile, the atmospheric rooftop lounge, Charmaine’s, offers small plates, bubbles and bold cocktails.
    Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The findings may explain why scientists have observed ice crystals appearing in a wide variety of forms, from prisms to flat plates.
    Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, on a variety of cosmic scales, from the insides of individual galaxies to groups and clusters of galaxies all the way up to the largest filamentary structures of all, an additional source of gravity is required.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Scientists working at microscopic scales have relied on a single dominant fabrication technique to build complex 3D structures.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Laminae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laminae. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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