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Stratum vs Lamina - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between stratum and lamina

is that stratum is one of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another while lamina is a very thin layer of material.

stratum

English

Noun

(strata)
  • One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
  • (geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
  • Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers.
  • (biology) A layer of tissue.
  • A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status.
  • (ecology) A layer of vegetation, usually of similar height.

    • Synonyms

    * (layers of material arranged one on top of another) tier

    Related terms

    * stratification * stratify * stratosphere

    External links

    * (wikipedia "stratum") * * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    lamina

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A very thin layer of material.
  • (anatomy) A thin plate or scale, such as the arch of a vertebra.
  • (botany) The flat part of a leaf or leaflet; the blade.

    • Synonyms

    * (very thin layer of material) sheet * (flat part of a leaf) blade

    Derived terms

    * laminar * laminal * laminate * laminectomy * laminotomy

    Anagrams

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