foliation

fo·li·a·tion  (fl-shn)

n.

1. The state of being in leaf.

2. Decoration with sculpted or painted foliage.

3. Architecture Decoration of an opening with cusps and foils, as in Gothic tracery.

4.

a. The act, process, or product of forming metal into thin leaf or foil.

b. The act or process of coating glass with metal foil.

5.

a. The process of numbering consecutively the leaves of a book or manuscript.

b. The leaves so numbered.

6. Geology The layered structure common to metamorphic rocks.

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foliation

Noun

1. Bot

a. the process of producing leaves

b. the state of being in leaf

2. a leaflike decoration

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foliation  (fl-shn)

The set of layers visible in many metamorphic rocks as a result of the flattening and stretching of mineral grains during metamorphism.

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foliated adjective

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foliation

the numbering of leaves in a book, rather than pages.

See also: Books

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	foliation - (botany) the process of forming leaves leafing phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
	2.	foliation - (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks stratification - forming or depositing in layers
	3.	foliation - (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament foliage architectural ornament - (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance 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"
	4.	foliation - the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves production - the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"
	5.	foliation - the work of coating glass with metal foil application, coating, covering - the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";