foliation

[ foh-lee-ey-shuh n ]

/ ˌfoʊ liˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

the act or process of putting forth leaves.

the state of being in leaf.

Botany.

the arrangement of leaves within a bud.
the arrangement of leaves on a plant.

leaves or foliage.

Printing. the consecutive numbering of the folios or leaves, as distinguished from pages, of a manuscript or book.

the total number of such leaves.

Petrology. a form of lamination produced in rocks by metamorphism.

ornamentation with foliage, or an arrangement of foliage.

Architecture.

ornamentation with foils.
ornamentation with representations of foliage.

formation into thin sheets.

the application of foil to glass to make a mirror.

Origin of foliation

First recorded in 1615–25; foliate + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM foliation

sub·fo·li·a·tion, noun su·per·fo·li·a·tion, noun

Words nearby foliation

foliar, foliate, foliate papilla, foliated, foliated joint, foliation, foliature, folic, folic acid, folic acid antagonists, folie

Example sentences from the Web for foliation

The upper windows, for instance, in the east end of Westminster Abbey are imperfect for want of foliation.

The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), |John Ruskin
The general direction of foliation is a few degrees south of east, subject, of course, to many local changes.

The Long Labrador Trail |Dillon Wallace
A great affinity exists in foliation between Terebinthace and Sapindaceæ.

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The |William Griffith
Foliation is especially characteristic of Gothic architecture; some of the windows in Westminster Abbey are foliated.

Venice |Dorothy Menpes

So again the making out of cleavage and the foliation of the metamorphic rocks.

The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II) |Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for foliation

foliation

/ (ˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃən) /

noun

botany

the process of producing leaves
the state of being in leaf
the arrangement of leaves in a leaf bud; vernation

architect

ornamentation consisting of foliage
ornamentation consisting of cusps and foils

any decoration with foliage

the consecutive numbering of the leaves of a book

geology the arrangement of the constituents of a rock in leaflike layers, as in schists

Scientific definitions for foliation

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.

Other words from foliation

foliated adjective

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