[foh-lee-ey-shuh
n] 
| 1. | the act or process of putting forth leaves. |
| 2. | the state of being in leaf. |
| 3. | Botany.
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| 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. |
| 9. | Architecture.
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| 10. | formation into thin sheets. |
| 11. | the application of foil to glass to make a mirror. |
| foliation (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 |