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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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Soto’s first plate appearance Saturday was met with a standing ovation from those who chose to show up at Citi Field.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Direct-to-chip cooling solves this problem by circulating liquid through cold plates mounted on processors and other heat-producing components.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

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Project Cayman is part of ONE Nuclear’s broader strategy to develop utility-scale natural gas and advanced nuclear generation for industrial and grid applications.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
One of the most striking indications of the scale of this campaign is the explosion of high treason and espionage prosecutions since the start of the war.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

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