[im-bri-key-shuh
n] 
| 1. | an overlapping, as of tiles or shingles. |
| 2. | a decoration or pattern resembling this. |
| 3. | Surgery. overlapping of layers of tissue in the closure of wounds or in the correction of defects. |
| 4. | Geology. shingling. |
[shing-gling] | Geology. a sedimentary structure in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction. |
| im·bri·cate (ĭm'brĭ-kāt') 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. |