Lamella

Word LAMELLA
Character 7
Hyphenation la mel la
Pronunciations /ləˈmɛl.ə/

Definitions and meanings of "Lamella"

What do we mean by lamella?

One of the thin scales, plates, layers, or membranes in an organism, as one of the gills of a mushroom or one of the thin sheets that make up certain bones. noun

A thin plate or scale. Specifically noun

Synonyms See lamina. noun

Plural The British pharmacopœial name for medicated gelatin disks used in ophthalmic practice. noun

A thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed. noun

A thin, plate-like structure noun

The gill of a mushroom. noun

A thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones noun

Any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus noun

Thin plate noun

A thin, plate-like structure.

The gill of a mushroom.

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The word "lamella" in example sentences

A hypnotic repeating diamond structure called a lamella acts as both roof and wall motif for the shelter. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The artery lies at first in front of the cochlea and tympanic cavity; from the latter cavity it is separated by a thin, bony lamella, which is cribriform in the young subject, and often partly absorbed in old age. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The cell also develops a broad, fan-shaped protrusion called a lamella along its leading edges, which helps move it forward. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With the Balinese genggong, you pluck the lamella by tugging on a string. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It's a tongue, or a lamella, that you flick, and it goes doy-oy-oy-oy-oy. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Steve said on October 28th, 2008 at 10:58 pm looks kind of like like a lamella to me. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Silk and metal lamella spun around silk, 143 x 69 cm. ❋ JDsg (2006)

Picture's Caption: Fragment of a Silk lampas, 14th century, Central Asia or China, silk and gilded paper lamella both spun around silk and woven flat, 228 x 63.5 cm., ❋ JDsg (2006)

Some enid species, especially those that develop a lamella on their columella that is visible in the aperture, have a twist in their columella within the body whorl. ❋ AYDIN (2007)

An important key to a successful omelet is contained in the name of the dish, which since the Middle Ages has gone through various forms—alemette, homelaicte, omelette the standard French—and comes ultimately from the Latin lamella, “thin plate.” ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

They always run from one lamella to another as the conductor loop passes through the neutral zone. ❋ Hans-Friedrich Hoyer (1991)

The rotable, pivoted rotor is made from a lamella sheet pack whose grooves retain the winding. ❋ Hans-Friedrich Hoyer (1991)

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