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fo·li·a·tion

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–noun

1.	the act or process of putting forth leaves.

2.	the state of being in leaf.

Botany.

a.	the arrangement of leaves within a bud.

b.	the arrangement of leaves on a plant.

4.	leaves or foliage.

5.	Printing. the consecutive numbering of the folios or leaves, as distinguished from pages, of a manuscript or book.

6.	the total number of such leaves.

7.	Petrology. a form of lamination produced in rocks by metamorphism.

8.	ornamentation with foliage, or an arrangement of foliage.

Architecture.

a.	ornamentation with foils.

b.	ornamentation with representations of foliage.

10.	formation into thin sheets.

11.	the application of foil to glass to make a mirror.

[Origin: 1615–25; foliate + -ion

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fo·li·a·tion Audio Help (fō'lē-ā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The state of being in leaf.
Decoration with sculpted or painted foliage.
Architecture Decoration of an opening with cusps and foils, as in Gothic tracery.
1. The act, process, or product of forming metal into thin leaf or foil.
2. The act or process of coating glass with metal foil.
3. The process of numbering consecutively the leaves of a book or manuscript.
4. The leaves so numbered.
1. The process of numbering consecutively the leaves of a book or manuscript.
2. The leaves so numbered.
Geology The layered structure common to metamorphic rocks.

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foliation
noun
1.	(botany) the process of forming leaves
2.	(geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
3.	(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
4.	the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
5.	the work of coating glass with metal foil

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foliation Audio Help (fō'lē-ā'shən) Pronunciation Key
The set of layers visible in many metamorphic rocks as a result of the flattening and stretching of mineral grains during metamorphism.

foliated adjective

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Foliation

Feath"er*ing\, n. 1. (Arch.) Same as Foliation.

2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t.

3. A covering of feathers.

Feathering float (Naut.), the float or paddle of a feathering wheel.

Feathering screw (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.

Feathering wheel (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent.

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