laminar

[ lam-uh-ner ]

adjective

1. composed of, or arranged in, laminae.

Other Words From

• inter·lami·nar adjective
• multi·lami·nar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of laminar¹

First recorded in 1800–15; lamin(a) + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

For example, why do these transitions between laminar and turbulent flows occur and how can the transitions be characterized quantitatively?

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However, building on their earlier work, the team showed that fluids move through a pipe in a non-equilibrium phase transition, known as directed percolation, at the transition point between laminar and turbulent flow.

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Puff jams tend to "melt" at the critical transition point from laminar to turbulent flow, giving way to the special statistical behavior of the directed percolation transition.

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Laminar flow: a type of fluid flow where the fluid moves in smooth, orderly layers, with little to no mixing between them.

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They occur in the transitional phase between laminar and fully turbulent flows.

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