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lamina

noun

ˈla-mə-nə

Definition of lamina

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 At the exhibition’s entrance is a lamina, a part-goose, part-woman mask of Basque tradition, made by contemporary Owantshoozi studio designers. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 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, Wired News, 28 Sep. 2025 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

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Most electric cars combat this by laying a flat cooling plate underneath the battery.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Fruits and vegetables Those trying to lose belly fat should load up their plates with vegetables that are low in calories and full of fiber, Aziz said.

— Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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Pacific Fusion’s system, at least in theory, charges on the scale of seconds and then requires only one compression.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Anthropic said that its initiative will give it more flexibility and scale to make donations for the benefit of humanity.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

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