LAMINABILITY
Lam`i*na*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being laminable.
LAMINABLE
Lam"i*na*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being split into laminæ or thin plates, as mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin plate or strip. When a body can be readily extended in all directions under the hammer, it is said to be malleable; and when into fillets under the rolling press, it is said to be laminable. Ure.
LAMINAR; LAMINAL
Lam"i*nar, Lam"i*nal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. laminaire. See Lamina]
Defn: In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers; having the form of a thin plate or lamina.
LAMINARIA
Lam`i*na"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Lamina.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp, or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See Illust. of Kelp.
LAMINARIAN
Lam`i*na"ri*an, a.
Defn: Pertaining to seaweeds of the genus Laminaria, or to that zone of the sea (from two to ten fathoms in depth) where the seaweeds of this genus grow.