foliation (noun)

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• foliation — noun Date: circa 1623 1. a. the process of forming into a leaf b. the state of being in leaf c. vernation 2. the numbering of the leaves of a manuscript or early printed book 3. a. ornamentation with foliage b. a decoration resembling a leaf 4.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• foliation — noun /fəʊlɪˈeɪʃn/ a) The process of forming into a leaf or leaves. b) The manner in which the young leaves are disposed within the bud …   Wiktionary

• foliation — noun 1. (botany) the process of forming leaves • Syn: ↑leafing • Derivationally related forms: ↑foliate • Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology • …   Useful english dictionary

• foliation — [ˌfəʊlɪ eɪʃ(ə)n] noun chiefly Geology the process of splitting into thin sheets or laminae …   English new terms dictionary

• foliation — /foʊliˈeɪʃən/ (say fohlee ayshuhn) noun 1. the act of foliating or putting forth leaves. 2. the state of being in leaf. 3. Botany the arrangement of leaves within the bud. 4. leaves or foliage. 5. the consecutive numbering of the leaves (not… …  

• leafing — noun (botany) the process of forming leaves • Syn: ↑foliation • Derivationally related forms: ↑foliate (for: ↑foliation) • Topics: ↑botany, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• quatrefoil — noun Etymology: Middle English quaterfoil set of four leaves, from Anglo French quatre + Middle English foil (as in trefoil) Date: 15th century 1. a conventionalized representation of a flower with four petals or of a leaf with four leaflets 2. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sill — noun Etymology: Middle English sille, from Old English syll; akin to Old High German swelli beam, threshold Date: before 12th century 1. a horizontal piece (as a timber) that forms the lowest member or one of the lowest members of a framework or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Reeb component — noun A solid torus whose boundary is a leaf of a foliation of the ambient 3 dimensional manifold …   Wiktionary

• circination — noun /sɜːsɪˈneɪʃən/ A circular growth or foliation …   Wiktionary

• architectural ornament — noun (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance • Topics: ↑architecture • Hypernyms: ↑decoration, ↑ornament, ↑ornamentation • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary