adverb
- In a manner composed of or arranged in thin plates or layers; with a lamellar structure.
Usage: technical; biology/geology
Examples
- The mineral was lamellately structured, with distinct thin sheets visible under magnification.
- Fish gills are lamellately arranged to maximize surface area for oxygen absorption.
- The rock fractured lamellately along its natural planes of weakness.
- Certain fungi grow lamellately, forming thin gill-like structures beneath their caps.