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Capable of being split into laminae or thin plates, as mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin plate or strip.

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  1. a. Capable of being split into laminae or thin plates, as mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin plate or strip.
  2. Capable of being split into laminæ or thin plates, as mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin plate or strip. When a body can be readily extended in all directions under the hammer, it is said to be malleable; and when into fillets under the rolling press, it is said to be laminable. Ure.
  3. Capable of being split into laminæ or thin plates, as mica;capable of being extended under pressure into a thin plate or strip.When a body can be readily extended in all directions under thehammer, it is said to be malleable; and when into fillets under therolling press, it is said to be laminable. Ure.
  4. a. Capable of being split into laminae or thin plates, as mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin plate or strip.