Adjacent Words

Laminar definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LAM'INAR, a. In plates; consisting of thin plates or layers.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: arranged in or consisting of laminae [syn: laminar, laminal]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1811 arranged in, consisting of, or resembling laminae

NOAA Weather Glossary

Smooth, non-turbulent. Often used to describe cloud formationswhich appear to be shaped by a smooth flow of air traveling in parallel layers or sheets.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 consisting of laminae. 2 Physics (of a flow) taking place along constant streamlines, not turbulent.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Laminar Lam"i*nar, Laminal Lam"i*nal, a. [Cf. F. laminaire. See Lamina] In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers; having the form of a thin plate or lamina.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Laminated.