FOLIATION Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word foliation. (close relations)
Definition of FOLIATION
Best Alternative Words for FOLIATION
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lamination | nounn | |||||||
noun • a layered structure • bonding thin sheets together | ||||||||
stratification | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata • the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group • forming or depositing in layers • a layered configuration • the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination | ||||||||
crinkling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface verb • make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic • become wrinkled or crumpled or creased | ||||||||
crumpling | verbv | |||||||
verb • fall apart • fold or collapse • to gather something into small wrinkles or folds • become wrinkled or crumpled or creased | ||||||||
layering | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance • a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another • an abstract place usually conceived as having depth • a hen that lays eggs • thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells verb • make or form a layer | ||||||||
ribboning | verbv | |||||||
noun • any long object resembling a thin line • an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event • a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter • notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming | ||||||||
foliage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants • (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament | ||||||||
leafing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (botany) the process of forming leaves | ||||||||
pagination | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the system of numbering pages | ||||||||
vernation | nounn | |||||||
noun • (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens |