foliation
/fəʊlɪˈeɪʃn/ · noun
Meaning
- The process of forming into a leaf or leaves.
- The process of forming into pages; pagination.
- The manner in which the young leaves are disposed within the bud.
- The act of beating a metal into a thin plate, leaf, foil, or lamina.
- The act of coating with an amalgam of tin foil and quicksilver, as in making looking-glasses.
- The enrichment of an opening by means of foils, arranged in trefoils, quatrefoils, etc.; also, one of the ornaments.
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