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Laminar

//ˈlæmɪnə// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of fluid motion, smooth and regular, flowing as though in different layers. not-comparable

    "On the wall, in an ornate fixture of darkening bronze, a gas jet burned, laminar and gently singing — adjusted to what scientists of the last century called a "sensitive flame": invisible at the base, as it issues from the orifice, fading upward into smooth blue light that hovers several inches above..."

  2. 2
    In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers.; In the form of thin flat electronic circuits, usually flexible not-comparable
  3. 3
    In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers.; Describing the layer of capillaries in the choroid of the eye not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    arranged in or consisting of laminae wordnet

Etymology

From Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of material”) + -ar.

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