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Bilaminar
Bilaminar Bi*lam"i*nar, Bilaminate Bi*lam"i*nate, a. [Pref.
bi- + laminar, laminate.]
Formed of, or having, two lamin[ae], or thin plates.
Illuminary
Illuminary Il*lu"mi*na*ry, a.
Illuminative.
Interlaminar
Interlamellar In`ter*lam"el*lar, Interlaminar
In`ter*lam"i*nar, a. (Anat.)
Between lammell[ae] or lamin[ae]; as, interlamellar spaces.
LaminarLaminar Lam"i*nar, Laminal Lam"i*nal, a. [Cf. F. laminaire.
See Lamina]
In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers; having the form
of a thin plate or lamina. Laminaria saccharinaTangle Tan"gle, n.
1. [Cf. Icel. [thorn]["o]ngull. See Tang seaweed.] (Bot.)
Any large blackish seaweed, especially the Laminaria
saccharina. See Kelp.
Coral and sea fan and tangle, the blooms and the
palms of the ocean. --C. Kingsley.
2. [From Tangle, v.] A knot of threads, or other thing,
united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily
disengaged; a snarl; as, hair or yarn in tangles; a tangle
of vines and briers. Used also figuratively.
3. pl. An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to
which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or
other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes,
sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the
bottom of the sea.
Blue tangle. (Bot.)See Dangleberry.
Tangle picker (Zo["o]l.), the turnstone. [Prov. Eng.] Laminarian
Laminarian Lam`i*na"ri*an, a.
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.
LaminariteLaminarite Lam"i*na*rite, n. [See Lamina.] (Paleon.)
A broad-leafed fossil alga. Laminary
Laminary Lam"i*na*ry, a.
Laminar.
LuminariesLuminary Lu"mi*na*ry, n.; pl. Luminaries, [F. luminaire, L.
luminare a light or lamp, which was lighted in the churches,
a luminary, fr. lumen, luminis, light, fr. lucere to be
light, to shine, lux, lucis, light. See Light.]
1. Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly
bodies. `` Radiant luminary.' --Skelton.
Where the great luminary . . . Dispenses light from
far. --Milton.
2. One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind;
as, Newton was a distinguished luminary. LuminaryLuminary Lu"mi*na*ry, n.; pl. Luminaries, [F. luminaire, L.
luminare a light or lamp, which was lighted in the churches,
a luminary, fr. lumen, luminis, light, fr. lucere to be
light, to shine, lux, lucis, light. See Light.]
1. Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly
bodies. `` Radiant luminary.' --Skelton.
Where the great luminary . . . Dispenses light from
far. --Milton.
2. One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind;
as, Newton was a distinguished luminary. Minaret
Minaret Min"a*ret, n. [Sp. minarete, Ar. man[=a]rat lamp,
lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. n[=a]r to shine.] (Arch.)
A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by
one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to
prayer is cried by the muezzin.
Minargent
Minargent Min*ar"gent, n. [Prob. contr. from aluminium + L.
argentum silver.]
An alloy consisting of copper, nickel, tungsten, and
aluminium; -- used by jewelers.
Preliminarily
Preliminarily Pre*lim"i*na*ri*ly, adv.
In a preliminary manner.
Proseminary
Proseminary Pro*sem"i*na*ry, n.
A seminary which prepares pupils for a higher institution.
--T. Warton.
SeminarSeminar Sem`i*nar", n. [G. See Seminary, n.]
A group of students engaged, under the guidance of an
instructor, in original research in a particular line of
study, and in the exposition of the results by theses,
lectures, etc.; -- called also seminary. SeminariesSeminary Sem"i*na*ry, n.; pl. Seminaries. [L. seminarium,
fr. seminarius belonging to seed, fr. semon, seminis, seed.
See Seminal.]
1. A piece of ground where seed is sown for producing plants
for transplantation; a nursery; a seed plat. [Obs.]
--Mortimer.
But if you draw them [seedling] only for the
thinning of your seminary, prick them into some
empty beds. --Evelyn.
2. Hence, the place or original stock whence anything is
brought or produced. [Obs.] --Woodward.
3. A place of education, as a scool of a high grade, an
academy, college, or university.
4. Seminal state. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
5. Fig.: A seed bed; a source. [Obs.] --Harvey.
6. A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a
seminarist. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. Seminary
Seminary Sem"i*na*ry, a. [L. seminarius.]
Belonging to seed; seminal. [R.]
SeminarySeminary Sem"i*na*ry, n.; pl. Seminaries. [L. seminarium,
fr. seminarius belonging to seed, fr. semon, seminis, seed.
See Seminal.]
1. A piece of ground where seed is sown for producing plants
for transplantation; a nursery; a seed plat. [Obs.]
--Mortimer.
But if you draw them [seedling] only for the
thinning of your seminary, prick them into some
empty beds. --Evelyn.
2. Hence, the place or original stock whence anything is
brought or produced. [Obs.] --Woodward.
3. A place of education, as a scool of a high grade, an
academy, college, or university.
4. Seminal state. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
5. Fig.: A seed bed; a source. [Obs.] --Harvey.
6. A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a
seminarist. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. seminarySeminar Sem`i*nar", n. [G. See Seminary, n.]
A group of students engaged, under the guidance of an
instructor, in original research in a particular line of
study, and in the exposition of the results by theses,
lectures, etc.; -- called also seminary. Triluminar
Triluminar Tri*lu"mi*nar, Triluminous Tri*lu"mi*nous, a.
[Pref. tri- + L. lumen, luminis, light.]
Having three lights [R.]
UnseminaredUnseminared Un*sem"i*nared, a. [See 1st Un-, and Semen.]
Deprived of virility, or seminal energy; made a eunuch.
[Obs.]
Meaning of Minar from wikipedia
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Minar, also
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