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FOLIATION Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word foliation. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word foliation. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For FOLIATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for foliation, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
application coating covering development growing growth maturation ontogenesis ontogeny production stratification
Phrases (1)
architectural ornament

Alternatives for LAMINATION

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