Foliation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act or process of putting forth leaves.
  2. the state of being in leaf.
  3. Botany.
    • the arrangement of leaves within a bud.
    • the arrangement of leaves on a plant.
  4. leaves or foliage.
  5. 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. a form of lamination produced in rocks by metamorphism.
  8. ornamentation with foliage, or an arrangement of foliage.
  9. Architecture.
    • ornamentation with foils.
    • ornamentation with representations of foliage.
  10. formation into thin sheets.
  11. the application of foil to glass to make a mirror.
noun
  1. botany
    • the process of producing leaves
    • the state of being in leaf
    • the arrangement of leaves in a leaf bud; vernation
  2. architect
    • ornamentation consisting of foliage
    • ornamentation consisting of cusps and foils
  3. any decoration with foliage
  4. the consecutive numbering of the leaves of a book
  5. the arrangement of the constituents of a rock in leaflike layers, as in schists
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