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1. (n.) folium
a thin leaflike stratum or layer.
2. folium
Geom. part of a curve terminated at both ends by the same node. Equation: x3+y3= 3
axy.
Etymology: (1840–50; < NL, L: lit., a leaf)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) folium
a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock
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1. (noun) folium
a leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate
2. (noun) folium
a curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches, which have a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence the name. Its equation is x3 + y3 = axy
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