laminal
Speech parts
1. laminal - Noun
2. laminal - Adjective
3. laminal - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers; having the form of a thin plate or lamina.
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The approximant /ɻ/ has both rhotic and lateral qualities, and is indeterminate between an approximant and a fricative, but is laminal post-alveolar rather than a true retroflex.
The alveolars and dentals may also be either apical or laminal, but this difference is indicated with diacritics rather than with separate symbols.
The distinction, however, between the various coronal articulations, laminal, apical, and subapical is a continuum, without clear boundaries.