imbricated - Definitions from Dictionary.com

3 results for: imbricated

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

im·bri·cate

Audio Help [adj. im-bri-kit, -keyt; v. im-bri-keyt] Pronunciation Key adjective, verb, -cat·ed, -cat·ing.

–adjective

1.	overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof.

2.	of, pertaining to, or resembling overlapping tiles, as decoration or drawings.

3.	Biology. overlapping like tiles, as scales or leaves.

4.	characterized by or as if by overlapping shingles.

–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

5.	to overlap, as tiles or shingles.

[Origin: 1650–60; < LL imbricātus tiled with imbrices, shaped like such a tile or tiling, equiv. to imbric- (s. of imbrex) imbrex + -ātus -ate¹

]

—Related forms

im·bri·cate·ly, adverb

im·bri·ca·tive, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
imbricated

To learn more about imbricated visit Britannica.com

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

im·bri·cate Audio Help   (ĭm'brĭ-kāt') Pronunciation Key
adj.   Having regularly arranged, overlapping edges, as roof tiles or fish scales.

v.   im·bri·cat·ed, im·bri·cat·ing, im·bri·cates

v.   tr.
To overlap in a regular pattern.

v.   intr.
To be arranged with regular overlapping edges.

[Latin imbricātus, covered with roof tiles, from imbrex, imbric-, roof tile, from imber, imbr-, rain.]

im'bri·ca'tion n.

(Download Now or Buy the Book)

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This