folium
[ foh-lee-uh m ]
/ ˈfoʊ li əm /
noun, plural fo·li·a [foh-lee-uh] /ˈfoʊ li ə/.
a thin leaflike stratum or layer; a lamella.
Geometry.
a loop; part of a curve terminated at both ends by the same node. Equation: x3 + y3 = 3axy.
Origin of folium
1840–50; < New Latin, Latin: literally, a leaf
Words nearby folium
folio recto,
folio verso,
foliolate,
foliole,
foliose,
folium,
folivore,
folk,
folk art,
folk dance,
folk etymology
Example sentences from the Web for folium
With Folium, in Latin, is rightly associated the word Flos; for the flower is only a group of singularly happy leaves.
Proserpina, Volume 1 |John RuskinFoliaceous, belonging to, or of the texture or nature of, a leaf (folium).
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayThe branches run for some distance parallel to the axis of the folium and terminate in unbranched ends.
In its leaves we have a good example of the folium mucronatum.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 13 |William Curtis
British Dictionary definitions for folium
folium
/ (ˈfəʊlɪəm) /
noun plural -lia (-lɪə)
a plane geometrical curve consisting of a loop whose two ends, intersecting at a node, are asymptotic to the same line. Standard equation: x ³ + y ³=3a xy where x = y +a is the equation of the line
any thin leaflike layer, esp of some metamorphic rocks
Word Origin for folium
C19: from Latin, literally: leaf
Medical definitions for folium
folium
[ fō′lē-əm ]
n. pl. fo•li•a (-lē-ə)
A broad, thin, leaflike structure, as of the cerebellar cortex.
Scientific definitions for folium
folium
[ fō′lē-əm ]
Plural folia
A thin, leaflike layer or stratum occurring especially in metamorphic rock.
A plane cubic curve having a single loop, a node, and two ends asymptotic to the same line. Also called folium of Descartes