Foliation word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "foliation" word

[noun] the work of coating glass with metal foil
[noun] the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
[noun] (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
[noun] (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
[noun] (botany) the process of forming leaves

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\Fo"li*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. foliation.] 1. The process of forming into a leaf or leaves. 2. The manner in which the young leaves are dispo?ed within the bud. The . . . foliation must be in relation to the stem. --De Quincey. 3. The act of beating a metal into a thin plate, leaf, foil, or lamina. 4. The act of coating with an amalgam of tin foil and quicksilver, as in making looking-glasses. 5. (Arch.) The enrichment of an opening by means of foils, arranged in trefoils, quatrefoils, etc.; also, one of the ornaments. See {Tracery}. 6. (Geol.) The property, possessed by some crystalline rocks, of dividing into plates or slabs, which is due to the cleavage structure of one of the constituents, as mica or hornblende. It may sometimes include slaty structure or cleavage, though the latter is usually independent of any mineral constituent, and transverse to the bedding, it having been produced by pressure.

Synonyms for foliation

foliage, leafing

Related terms: accounting, census, counting, dactylonomy, delamination, desquamation, enumeration, exfoliation, flakiness, foliage, frondage, furfuration, inventorying, lamellation, lamination, leafage, leafiness, measurement, numbering, numeration, pagination, quantification, quantization, scaliness, stratification, tallying, telling, umbrage

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Let's analyse "foliation" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Four syllables and Five vowels. 55.6% of vowels is 17% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NOITAILOF. Average typing speed for these characters is 2475 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: ..-. --- .-.. .. .- - .. --- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: foliation: 6 + 9 + 1 + 9 + 6 = 31, reduced: 4 . and the final result is Four.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: foliation: 6 + 6 + 3 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 5 = 47, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (2)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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