laminar

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English [edit]

A diagram of laminar flow around an airfoil.

Etymology [edit]

From Latin lamina.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈlæmɪnə/

Adjective [edit]

laminar (not comparable)

  1. of fluid motion, smooth and regular, flowing as though in different layers
    • 1992: The laminar bands of color to the west bleeding out under the hammered clouds. A sudden violetcolored hooding of the earth. — Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses
  2. In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers.
    1. (electronics) In the form of thin flat electronic circuits, usually flexible.

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Portuguese [edit]

Verb [edit]

laminar (first-person singular present indicative lamino, past participle laminado)

  1. To laminate

Conjugation [edit]


Spanish [edit]

Adjective [edit]

laminar m and f (plural laminares)

  1. laminar

Verb [edit]

laminar (first-person singular present lamino, first-person singular preterite laminé, past participle laminado)

  1. to laminate

Conjugation [edit]