lamellae

Noun

The word is derived from lamella

Meaning

of Lamella

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Examples

Acoustics Lamellophones are instruments which have little tines, or "lamellae", which are played by plucking. Source: Internet

The spatula-shaped setae arranged in lamellae on gecko footpads enable attractive van der Waals' forces between the β-keratin lamellae/setae/spatulae structures and the surface. Source: Internet

Labradorite frequently shows an iridescent display of colors due to light refracting within the lamellae of the crystal. Source: Internet

If the latter subgroup cools slowly from a melt, it forms exsolution lamellae because the two components—orthoclase and albite—are unstable in solid solution. Source: Internet

Feldspar (Amazonite) Perthite is either microcline or orthoclase with thin lamellae of exsolved albite. Source: Internet

Osteoblasts line up along the walls of these channels and begin depositing concentric lamellae of matrix, while osteoclasts dissolve the temporarily calcified cartilage. Source: Internet

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