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Foliation   /fˌoʊliˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Foliation

noun
1.
(botany) the process of forming leaves.  Synonym: leafing.
2.
(geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock.
3.
(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament.  Synonym: foliage.
4.
The production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves.
5.
The work of coating glass with metal foil.





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"Foliation" Quotes from Famous Books



... pyramidal covering. The term is supposed to be derived from the resemblance to a shepherd's crook. Crypt—a vault beneath a church, generally beneath the chancel only, and sometimes used for the exhibition of relics. Cusp—an ornament used in the tracery of windows, screens, etc., to form foliation. Dormer—an upright window placed on a sloping roof, giving light to the chambers next the roof. Fillet—a small square band used on the face of mouldings. Finial—the ornament which finishes the top of ...
— Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys • Dugald Butler and Herbert Story


Words linked to "Foliation" :   architecture, geology, architectural ornament, maturation, coating, phytology, ontogeny, ontogenesis, foliage, application, production, covering, botany, development, foliate, growth, leafing, growing, stratification


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