Lamelle — meaning in English

English meaning

• gill noun The breathing organ on the side of a fish or other water-dwelling animal, used to take oxygen from the water.
• slat noun A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.

Senses

Lamelle is used for these senses in English:

• gill (mycology) One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs.
• slat A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.

gill — full definition

1. noun The breathing organ on the side of a fish or other water-dwelling animal, used to take oxygen from the water.
2. noun One of the thin, blade-like ridges under a mushroom cap that release its spores.
3. noun A small unit of liquid measure for spirits, roughly a quarter of a pint (the exact amount varies by country).
4. verb To remove the gills and guts from a fish while preparing it.

slat — full definition

1. noun A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
2. noun A control surface that extends forwards and downwards from the leading edge of a wing, leaving a gap between it and the leading edge, in order to modify the airflow around the wing so as to allow flight at a higher angle of attack without stalling, lowering the aircraft's stall speed.
3. noun A thin piece of stone; a slate.
4. noun A drop (of rain or water), a splash.

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