fo·li·um

(fō′lē-əm)

n. pl. fo·li·a (-lē-ə)

1. Geology A thin, leaflike layer or stratum occurring especially in metamorphic rock.

2. Mathematics A plane cubic curve having a single loop, a node, and two ends asymptotic to the same line.

[Latin, leaf; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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folium

(ˈfəʊlɪəm)

n, pl -lia (-lɪə)

1. (Mathematics) a plane geometrical curve consisting of a loop whose two ends, intersecting at a node, are asymptotic to the same line. Standard equation: x³ + y³=3axy where x=y+a is the equation of the line

2. (Geological Science) any thin leaflike layer, esp of some metamorphic rocks

[C19: from Latin, literally: leaf]

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fo•li•um

(ˈfoʊ li əm)

n., pl. -li•a (-li ə)

1. a thin leaflike stratum or layer.

2. Geom. part of a curve terminated at both ends by the same node. Equation: x³ + y³= 3 axy.

[1840–50; < New Latin, Latin: literally, a leaf]

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folium - a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock

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