Word Type

Noun

The word "foliation" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

oblique foliation prefoliation superfoliation

Derived From

exfoliate

Context

architecture botany geology publishing topology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

application architectural ornament coating covering development growing growth maturation ontogenesis ontogeny production stratification

Type Of (IsA)

application architectural ornament growth production stratification

Related Terms

cleavage defoliation exfoliate exfoliation foliate folio folium lineation refoliation

Related Terms

amalgam bedding bud cleavage coextensive constituent crystalline defoliation dimension enrichment exfoliate exfoliation foil foliate folio folium form hornblende lamina layer leaf lineation looking glass manifold metal mica mineral ornament page pagination plate pressure quatrefoil quicksilver refoliation rock set slaty submanifold tin transverse trefoil

Synonym Network

pagination vernation

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