But the recognition of nappes set out the research project: you need not simply throw up your hands in despair at perverse plications and ceaseless crenelations in the Alps.
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Plication
/plɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
Synonyms for "plication" (22 found)
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10 entriesangular shapeangularitydevelopmental processfoldfoldingmorphogenesismorphologyprocessstructuretechnique
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesfold formationleaf plicationpleat formationplication patternplication processtissue plication
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