noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, UK:/ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/
US:/ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/
US:[ˈlɛəm.ɪ.nə]
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rhymes with -æmɪnə
CMU ARPABET:L AE1 M AH0 N AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
Either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lame, lamella
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sheet, layer
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noun
Meaning 2
A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
The flat expanded part of a foliage leaf or leaflet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lame, lamella, blade
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sheet, layer
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noun
Meaning 3
A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
A fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lame, lamella
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sheet, layer
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noun
Meaning 4
A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
One of the narrow thin parallel plates of soft vascular sensitive tissue that cover the flesh within the wall of a hoof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
