lamina
/ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/noun
lamina is spelled L-A-M-I-N-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lamina means “Either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lamina is laminae or laminas; Wiktionary also lists laminæ (archaic).
How many letters and syllables are in lamina?
| Letters | 6: L-A-M-I-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lamina?
Lamina appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lamina?
- UK /ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/
- US /ˈlæm.ɪ.nə/
- US [ˈlɛəm.ɪ.nə]
Lamina has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-lamina.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lamina?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lamina (/æmɪnə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: animal, manila, almain.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lamina
- laminae plural
- laminas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lamina mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen.
- 2
The flat expanded part of a foliage leaf or leaflet.
- 3
A fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks.
- 4
One of the narrow thin parallel plates of soft vascular sensitive tissue that cover the flesh within the wall of a hoof.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lamina in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lamina come from?
Borrowed from Latin lāmina (“a thin piece of metal, wood, marble; a plate, leaf, layer”). Doublet of lame.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).