foliated
[ foh-lee-ey-tid ]
/ ˈfoʊ liˌeɪ tɪd /
adjective
shaped like a leaf or leaves: foliated ornaments.
Also foliate. Petrology, Mineralogy.
consisting of thin and separable laminae.
Architecture.
foliate(def 3).
OTHER WORDS FROM foliated
un·fo·li·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby foliated
foliage,
foliage plant,
foliar,
foliate,
foliate papilla,
foliated,
foliated joint,
foliation,
foliature,
folic,
folic acid
Definition for foliated (2 of 2)
foliate
[ adjective foh-lee-it, -eyt; verb foh-lee-eyt ]
/ adjective ˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt; verb ˈfoʊ liˌeɪt /
adjective
verb (used without object), fo·li·at·ed, fo·li·at·ing.
to put forth leaves.
to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae.
verb (used with object), fo·li·at·ed, fo·li·at·ing.
Origin of foliate
OTHER WORDS FROM foliate
sub·fo·li·ate, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for foliated
British Dictionary definitions for foliated (1 of 2)
foliated
/ (ˈfəʊlɪˌeɪtɪd) /
adjective
architect
ornamented with or made up of foliage or foils
(of rocks and minerals, esp schists) composed of thin easily separable layers
(esp of parts of animals or plants) resembling a leaf
British Dictionary definitions for foliated (2 of 2)
foliate
adjective (ˈfəʊlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)
- relating to, possessing, or resembling leaves
- in combinationtrifoliate
(of certain metamorphic rocks, esp schists) having the constituent minerals arranged in thin leaflike layers
verb (ˈfəʊlɪˌeɪt)
Word Origin for foliate
C17: from Latin
foliātus leaved, leafy
Scientific definitions for foliated
foliation
[ fō′lē-ā′shən ]
The set of layers visible in many metamorphic rocks as a result of the flattening and stretching of mineral grains during metamorphism.