Translation guide
A thin layer, plate, or scale, especially in biological or technical contexts.
A thin sheet-like structure, such as in gills, bone, or tissue.
General term for a thin plate or lamina, used in anatomy and biology.
Fish gills are made of lamellae.
Specifically a layered plate, often in histology or bone structure.
We observed the lamellar structure of the bone.
Katakana loanword used in scientific contexts, identical to English 'lamella'.
Lamellar structures are found in many organisms.
A small, thin, plate-like structure on plants or fungi, such as gills under a mushroom cap.
A very thin sheet or coating, such as in crystals, clays, or synthetic materials.
In everyday Japanese, 'lamella' is rarely used. The translation depends heavily on the specific field: use 薄板 for general thin plates, ひだ for mushroom gills, and 薄層 for thin layers in chemistry.