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foliation

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: foliation

1
 n
(botany) the process of forming leaves
2
 n
the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
3
 n
(geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
4
 n
(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: foliation
1

n (botany) the process of forming leaves

Synonyms:
leafing
Type of:
development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
2

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

Type of:
production
the act or process of producing something

n the work of coating glass with metal foil

Type of:
application, coating, covering
the work of applying something
3

n (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock

Type of:
stratification
forming or depositing in layers
4

n (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament

Synonyms:
foliage
Type of:
architectural ornament
(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance
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