Definitions for imbricateˈɪm brɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt; -ˌkeɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
im•bri•cateˈɪm brɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt; -ˌkeɪt(adj.; v.)-cat•ed, -cat•ing.
(adj.)overlapping in sequence, as tiles on a roof.
Category: Building Trades
overlapping like tiles, as scales or leaves.
Category: Biology
(v.i.)to overlap.
Category: Building Trades
Origin of imbricate:
1650–60; < L imbricātus shaped like an imbrex (a convex roof tile), der. of imbrex
Princeton's WordNet
imbricate, imbricated(verb)
used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
imbricate(verb)
place so as to overlap
"imbricate the roof tiles"
imbricate(verb)
overlap
"The roof tiles imbricate"
Wiktionary
imbricate(Verb)
to overlap in a regular pattern
imbricate(Adjective)
having regular overlapping edges; intertwined
Origin: imbricatus, "tiled"
Webster Dictionary
Imbricate(adj)
alt. of Imbricated
Imbricate(verb)
to lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface
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