fo·li·at·ed (f  l -  t d)adj. Of or relating to rock that exhibits a layered structure. |
foliated [ˈfəʊlɪˌeɪtɪd]
adj
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect ornamented with or made up of foliage or foils
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of rocks and minerals, esp schists) composed of thin easily separable layers
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (esp of parts of animals or plants) resembling a leaf
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | foliated - ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |
| 2. | foliated - (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata bedded, stratified - deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock" |
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