"laminar" meaning in English

See laminar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlæmɪnə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laminar.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Latin lamina. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lamina}} Latin lamina Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} laminar (not comparable)
  1. Of fluid motion, smooth and regular, flowing as though in different layers. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of fluid motion, smooth and regular): ламинарен (laminaren) (Bulgarian), laminaarinen (Finnish), ελασματώδης (elasmatódis) [masculine] (Greek), laminar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-laminar-en-adj-hgAqMjuJ Disambiguation of 'of fluid motion, smooth and regular': 98 2 0
  2. In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers.
    (electronics) In the form of thin flat electronic circuits, usually flexible
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-laminar-en-adj-~potxfZ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 43 33 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers.
    (anatomy) Describing the layer of capillaries in the choroid of the eye
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-laminar-en-adj-3mn06EBs Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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