lamellar

Arranged in sheets

Lamellar describes something arranged in thin plates, scales, or layers.

The term appears in technical contexts: lamellar bone forms in parallel sheets, lamellar armor consists of overlapping plates laced together.

In materials science, lamellar structures have alternating layers of different compositions.

The mineral showed a lamellar pattern when split.

structural

layered

Having multiple levels

stratifiedArranged in stacked layers
platedCoated with metal
laminatedBonded between protective layers

shingled · tiered · overlapping · thin · flaky · leaflike · membranous · translucent · filmlike · delicate

anatomical

scales

Plates or weighing devices

gillsAquatic respiratory organs
epidermisOutermost tissue layer
stratumHorizontal layer of material

dermis · cuticle · chitin · exoskeleton · membrane · tissue · collagen · bone · nacre · cornea

materials

composite

Made of distinct parts

microstructureSubmillimeter material composition
thin-filmUltra-shallow material layer
coatingApplied surface covering

ceramic · metallic · polymer · biomimetic · multilayered · intercalated · armor · plywood

geological

shale

Compacted clay sediment

slateFissile metamorphic rock
schistPlaty-mineral metamorphic rock
gneissFoliated metamorphic rock

foliation · mica · sedimentary · strata · metamorphic · claystone · mudstone · siltstone · outcrop · bedding

Opposites

structural organization

lamellarhomogeneous

Alike in composition throughout

uniform · amorphous · isotropic · monolithic · solid

geometric form

lamellarspherical

Globe-like in form

globular · granular · fibrous · tubular · columnar

Phrases

middle lamellaShared boundary between adjacent cells

Family

lamella, lamellae

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