薄はく片へん

noun

thin piece; flake; thin slice; lamina

Refers to a very thin, flat piece of material. Used in everyday contexts for flakes or slices, and in technical fields for laminae or foils.

• ガラスの薄はく片へんが床ゆかに落おちていた。

  A thin piece of glass had fallen on the floor.

• この岩がん石せきは薄はく片へんにして顕けん微び鏡きょうで観かん察さつする。

  This rock is made into a thin section and observed under a microscope.