Meaning

3 senses

  1. (not comparable)Having a structure of thin layers.

    (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

  2. (not comparable)Decorated with foliage.

    ornamented with foliage or foils

  3. (not comparable)Having notes added above or below, as in a plain-song melody.

Translations

1 languages

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata:foliatefoliaceous
  • ornamented with foliage or foils:foliate

Word family

3 related words
Relatedfoliage
Derivedquinquefoliatedunfoliated

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
foldingfoleyfoliagefoliofolkB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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