different between stratum vs lamina

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin str?tum (“a spread for a bed, coverlet, quilt, blanket; a pillow, bolster; a bed”), neuter singular of str?tus, perfect passive participle of stern? (“spread”). Doublet of estrade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st???t?m/, /?st?e?t?m/

Noun

stratum (plural stratums or strata)

1. One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.

   Synonym: tier
2. (geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.

   Synonyms: bed, layer

   Coordinate term: seam
3. Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.
4. (biology) A layer of tissue.
5. A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
6. (ecology) A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.
7. (computing) The level of accuracy of a computer's clock, relative to others on the network.

Related terms

• stratification
• stratify
• stratosphere

Translations

Further reading

• stratum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• stratum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• stratum in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch stratum, from Latin stratum. Doublet of setrat and strata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?strat?m]
• Hyphenation: stra?tum

Noun

stratum (first-person possessive stratumku, second-person possessive stratummu, third-person possessive stratumnya)

1. (geology) stratum, a layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.

Related terms

Further reading

• “stratum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Etymology

From str?tus, perfect passive participle of stern? (“spread”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?stra?.tum/, [?s?(t?)?ä?t????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?stra.tum/, [?st????t?um]

Noun

str?tum n (genitive str?t?); second declension

1. a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket
2. a pillow, bolster
3. a bed, couch
4. a horse-blanket, saddle-cloth
5. a pavement

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Descendants

Verb

str?tum

1. accusative supine of stern?

References

• stratum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• stratum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• stratum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• stratum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin l?mina (“a thin piece of metal, wood, marble; a plate, leaf, layer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?læm.?n.?/
• Rhymes: -æm?n?

Noun

lamina (plural laminae or laminas)

1. a thin layer, plate, or scale of material

   Synonyms: sheet, layer

   1. (anatomy) either of two broad, flat plates of bone of a vertebra that is fused with and extends from the pedicle to the median line of the neural arch to form the base of the spinous process and that along with the pedicle forms the posterior part of the vertebral foramen
   2. (botany) the flat expanded part of a foliage leaf or leaflet

      Synonym: blade

   3. (geology) a fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks
   4. (zootomy) one of the narrow thin parallel plates of soft vascular sensitive tissue that cover the flesh within the wall of a hoof

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “lamina”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “lamina”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• Almain, Animal, Malian, Manila, Milana, al-Amin, almain, aminal, animal, maalin, manila

French

Verb

lamina

1. third-person singular past historic of laminer

Anagrams

• animal

Indonesian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin lamina, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *stelh?- (“broad, to broaden”). Possibly through Portuguese lâmina or Spanish lámina (“sheet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [la?mina]
• Hyphenation: la?mi?na

Noun

lamina (plural lamina-lamina, first-person possessive laminaku, second-person possessive laminamu, third-person possessive laminanya)

1. (archaic) coat of mail
2. lamina: a very thin layer of material.

Further reading

• “lamina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin l?mina (“thin sheet of material”). Doublet of lama, a borrowing from French.

Noun

lamina f (plural lamine)

1. thin sheet or layer; lamina
2. (botany) lamina, blade
3. (anatomy) lamina

Derived terms

• lamina d'oro (“gold leaf”)

Verb

lamina

1. third-person singular present indicative of laminare
2. second-person singular imperative of laminare

Anagrams

• Manila

Latin

Alternative forms

• lammina, lamna

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *stelh?- (“broad, to broaden”). See l?tus, latus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?la?.mi.na/, [???ä?m?nä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?la.mi.na/, [?l??min?]

Noun

l?mina f (genitive l?minae); first declension

1. (literally, Classical Latin) a thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
2. (transferred sense)
   1. a red-hot plate used as torture devices for slaves
   2. money, coin, gold, precious metal
   3. a saw (cutting device)
   4. (anatomy) the flap of the ear
   5. the tender shell of an unripe nut

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• l?mella
• lamnula
• subl?mina

Descendants

References

• lamina in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lamina in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lamina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• lamina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Julius Pokorny (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, Bern, Munich: Francke Verlag

Malay

Noun

lamina (Jawi spelling ???????, plural lamina-lamina, informal 1st possessive laminaku, impolite 2nd possessive laminamu, 3rd possessive laminanya)

1. coat of mail

Further reading

• “lamina” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Verb

lamina

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of laminar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of laminar

Romanian

Etymology

From French laminer.

Verb

a lamina (third-person singular present lamineaz?, past participle laminat) 1st conj.

1. to laminate

Conjugation

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la?mina/, [la?mi.na]

Verb

lamina

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of laminar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of laminar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of laminar.