laminar

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A diagram of laminar flow around an airfoil.

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin lamina.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /'læmɪnə/

[edit] Adjective

laminar (not comparable)

Positive
laminar

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  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. (electronics) Thin flat electronic circuits, usually flexible.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

laminar m. and f. (plural laminares)

  1. laminar

[edit] Verb

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

  1. to laminate

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