lamella
/ləˈmel.ə/ (bre, ipa) · /ləˈmel.ə/ (ame, ipa) · /lə-ˈme-lə/ (ame, mw)
lamella — noun
- lamellasingular
- lamellasplural
1. a very thin flat part found inside the body, especially in tissue, bone, or teet
a very thin flat part found inside the body, especially in tissue, bone, or teeth
The dentist showed Jason a dark lamella in the cracked tooth.
dental use: thin body layer in a tooth
Under the microscope, Aylin traced each bone lamella around the canal.
anatomy pattern: bone lamella around a canal
In class, Karim sketched the lamellae that circle the center of the bone.
The surgeon pointed to a torn lamella in the tissue sample.
用法筆記
Common in anatomy and dentistry; writers often use the plural lamellae when several layers are described.
2. a very thin piece inside a material, especially in rock or minerals
a very thin piece inside a material, especially in rock or minerals
Geologists found a bright lamella of mica in the cliff.
geology use: thin plate in a mineral
Hiro split the shale and exposed a silver lamella.
A thin quartz lamella ran across the polished stone tile.
During the lab test, Ritu measured each lamella in the sample.
用法筆記
Mostly seen in geology and materials writing for thin parts inside rock, crystal, or metal samples.
3. one of the narrow gills under a mushroom cap that make spores
one of the narrow gills under a mushroom cap that make spores
Noa lifted the cap and counted each white lamella underneath.
mycology use: gill under a mushroom cap
The guide said bruised lamellae can help identify the mushroom.
plural form: lamellae in mushroom guides
In the photo, one lamella bends toward the stalk.
Christopher drew the cap, stalk, and lamellae in his field notebook.
- gill
the usual non-technical word in mushroom guides
用法筆記
Mostly used in mycology; general guides may say gills, while scientific writing prefers lamella or lamellae.