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Foliation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Foliation has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(botany) the process of forming leaves

2

(geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock

3

(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament

4

the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves

5

the work of coating glass with metal foil

6

The process of forming into a leaf or leaves.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
growth stratification architectural ornament production application
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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