Lamella

Lamella
Lamella La*mel"la, n.; pl. L. {Lamell[ae]}, E. {Lamellas}. [L. lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle. Cf. {Lamina}, {Omelet}.] 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. [1913 Webster]

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  • Lamella — is a term for a platelike structure, appearing in multiples, that occurs in various situations, such as biology or materials sciences. It implies a thin layer (Latin), the same derivation as for laminate . It can mean:*Lamella (zoology), a… …   Wikipedia

  • lamella — /la mɛl:a/ s.f. [dal lat. lamella, dim. di lamĭna lamina ]. [sottile porzione di metallo o d altro] ▶◀ [➨ lamina (1. a)] …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • lamella — [lə mel′ə] n. pl. lamellae [lə mel′ē] or lamellas [L, dim. of lamina: see LAMINA] a thin, platelike part, layer, organ, or structure; specif., a) one of the layers of bone around a Haversian canal b) one of the two plates forming a gill in… …   English World dictionary

  • lamella — lamella. См. ламелла. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • lamella — A broad, flattened appendage [Wilson, 1989]. Thin flat plate or scale. (Pl. lamellae) [Butler, T.H.]. (Subclass Cirripedia): Barnacle plate feature: in unstalked form, outer and inner walls of paries and radius. Separated by longitudinal septa… …   Crustacea glossary

  • lamella — la·mèl·la s.f. 1. CO lamina sottile di metallo o altro materiale solido: lamella d acciaio, di osso, di plastica 2. TS biol. strato sottile di un tessuto cellulare animale o vegetale 3. TS bot. nei funghi di alcune famiglie di Imenomiceti,… …   Dizionario italiano

  • lamella — n.; pl. ae [L. lamella, small plate] 1. A thin plate or leaflike structure. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) A triangular plate on the promargin of the cheliceral fang furrow in some spiders. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) Flared axial projection of the… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • lamella — /leuh mel euh/, n., pl. lamellae / mel ee/, lamellas. 1. a thin plate, scale, membrane, or layer, as of bone, tissue, or cell walls. 2. Bot. a. an erect scale or blade inserted at the junction of the claw and limb in some corollas and forming a… …   Universalium

  • lamella — {{hw}}{{lamella}}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 Sottile lamina di qualsiasi materiale: lamella metallica. 2 (biol.) Sottile tessuto cellulare animale o vegetale | Ognuna delle ripiegature della parte inferiore del cappello in alcune specie di funghi a grande… …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • lamella — la•mel•la [[t]ləˈmɛl ə[/t]] n. pl. mel•lae [[t] ˈmɛl i[/t]] mel•las bio frm a thin plate, scale, membrane, or layer, as a scale of horny tissue or a mushroom gill • Etymology: 1670–80; < L lāmella, dim. of lāmina lamina …   From formal English to slang

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