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1. (n.) foliation
the act or process of putting forth leaves.
2. foliation
the state of being in leaf.
3. foliation
the arrangement of leaves within a bud.
4. foliation
the consecutive numbering of the folios or leaves, as distinguished from pages, of a manuscript or book.
5. foliation
a form of lamination produced in rocks by metamorphism.
6. foliation
ornamentation with foliage.
7. foliation
(in architecture) ornamentation with foils or with representations of foliage.
8. foliation
formation into thin sheets.
9. foliation
the application of foil to glass to make a mirror.
Etymology: (1615–25)
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| Definition of 'foliation' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) foliation, leafing
(botany) the process of forming leaves
2. (noun) foliation
(geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
3. (noun) foliation, foliage
(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
4. (noun) foliation
the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
5. (noun) foliation
the work of coating glass with metal foil
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) foliation
the process of forming into a leaf or leaves
2. (noun) foliation
the manner in which the young leaves are dispo/ed within the bud
3. (noun) foliation
the act of beating a metal into a thin plate, leaf, foil, or lamina
4. (noun) foliation
the act of coating with an amalgam of tin foil and quicksilver, as in making looking-glasses
5. (noun) foliation
the enrichment of an opening by means of foils, arranged in trefoils, quatrefoils, etc.; also, one of the ornaments. See Tracery
6. (noun) foliation
the property, possessed by some crystalline rocks, of dividing into plates or slabs, which is due to the cleavage structure of one of the constituents, as mica or hornblende. It may sometimes include slaty structure or cleavage, though the latter is usually independent of any mineral constituent, and transverse to the bedding, it having been produced by pressure
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