foliation
Collocations
4ADJ.
secondary
VERB + FOLIATION
bedding, parallel
FOLIATION + NOUN
bedrock, vermont
PREP.
within
Definitions
noun
The process of forming into a leaf or leaves.
The process of forming into pages; pagination.
The numbering of the folios of a manuscript or a book.
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.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
WiktionaryFormation of alteration minerals in the host rock during deformation within the shear zone is indicated by the parallel foliation within the secondary micaceous minerals and the unmineralized host sch
WiktionaryThe dominant strike orientation of both bedding and foliation of Vermont bedrock is north or northeasterly.
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