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fo⋅li⋅um

  [foh-lee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -li⋅a  [-lee-uh] .
1. a thin leaflike stratum or layer; a lamella.
2. Geometry. a loop; part of a curve terminated at both ends by the same node. Equation: x 3 + y3 = 3axy.
Origin:
1840–50; < NL, L: lit., a leaf
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n.   pl. fo·li·a (-lē-ə)

  1. Geology A thin, leaflike layer or stratum occurring especially in metamorphic rock.

  2. Mathematics A plane cubic curve having a single loop, a node, and two ends asymptotic to the same line.


[Latin, leaf; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: fo·li·um
Pronunciation: 'fO-lE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fo·lia /-lE-&/
: one of the lamellae of the cerebellar cortex
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folium fo·li·um (fō'lē-əm)
n. pl. fo·li·a (-lē-ə)
A broad, thin, leaflike structure, as of the cerebellar cortex.

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folium   (fō'lē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural folia

  1. A thin, leaflike layer or stratum occurring especially in metamorphic rock.

  2. A plane cubic curve having a single loop, a node, and two ends asymptotic to the same line. Also called folium of Descartes.


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