What does imbricate mean?
Definitions for imbricate
ˈɪm brɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt; -ˌkeɪtim·bri·cate
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Princeton's WordNet
imbricate, imbricatedverb
used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
imbricateverb
place so as to overlap
"imbricate the roof tiles"
imbricateverb
overlap
"The roof tiles imbricate"
Wiktionary
imbricateverb
to overlap in a regular pattern
imbricateadjective
having regular overlapping edges; intertwined
Etymology: imbricatus, "tiled"
ChatGPT
imbricate
Imbricate refers to overlapping parts or elements, typically in a protective or decorative manner. This term is often used in fields like botany, zoology, and geology to describe structures, patterns, or arrangements that resemble the scales on a fish or the shingles on a roof. Imbricate can also be used as a verb, meaning to arrange something in an overlapping pattern.
Webster Dictionary
Imbricateadjective
alt. of Imbricated
Imbricateverb
to lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Imbricate
im′bri-kāt, v.t. to lay one over another, as tiles on a roof.—adj. bent like a gutter-tile: (bot.) overlapping each other.—n. Imbricā′tion, a concave indenture, as of a tile: an overlapping of the edges: ornamental masonry. [L. imbricāre, -ātum—imbrex, a gutter-tile—imber; a shower.]
Entomology
Imbricate
arranged or appearing like the scales on a fish or the shingles on a roof.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of imbricate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of imbricate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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