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Foliation

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Noun

1. foliation, leafing

(botany) the process of forming leaves

2. foliation

(geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock

3. foliage, foliation

(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament

4. foliation

the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves

5. foliation

the work of coating glass with metal foil

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Foliation

see synonyms of foliation
noun
1. botany
a. 
the process of producing leaves
b. 
the state of being in leaf
c. 
the arrangement of leaves in a leaf bud; vernation
2. architecture
a. 
ornamentation consisting of foliage
b. 
ornamentation consisting of cusps and foils
3. 
any decoration with foliage
4. 
the consecutive numbering of the leaves of a book
5. geology
the arrangement of the constituents of a rock in leaflike layers, as in schists

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Foliation

see synonyms of foliation
noun
1. 
a growing of or developing into a leaf or leaves; leaf formation
2. 
the state of being in leaf
3. 
the way leaves are arranged in the bud; vernation
4. 
the act or process of beating metal into layers
5. 
a. 
a splitting into leaflike layers
said of certain minerals
b. 
the property of splitting into such layers
c. 
such layers
6. 
the process of backing glass as with metal foil to make a mirror
7. 
the consecutive numbering of leaves, rather than pages, of a book
8. 
a. 
a decorating with leaflike ornamentation
b. 
a leaflike decoration consisting of small arcs or foils

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Foliation

see synonyms of foliation
n.
1. The state of being in leaf.
2. Decoration with sculpted or painted foliage.
3. Architecture Decoration of an opening with cusps and foils, as in Gothic tracery.
4.
a. The act, process, or product of forming metal into thin leaf or foil.
b. The act or process of coating glass with metal foil.
5.
a. The process of numbering consecutively the leaves of a book or manuscript.
b. The leaves so numbered.
6. Geology The set of layers visible in many metamorphic rocks as a result of the flattening and stretching of mineral grains during metamorphism.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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