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foliation

/ˈfoʊliˌeɪʃən/
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Other forms: foliations

Definitions of foliation
  1. noun
    (botany) the process of forming leaves
    synonyms: leafing
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    development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny
    (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
  2. noun
    the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
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    type of:
    production
    the act or process of producing something
  3. noun
    the work of coating glass with metal foil
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    type of:
    application, coating, covering
    the work of applying something
  4. noun
    (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
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    type of:
    stratification
    forming or depositing in layers
  5. noun
    (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
    synonyms: foliage
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    type of:
    architectural ornament
    (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance
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