Associations to the word «Foliated»

Wiktionary

FOLIATED, adjective. (geology) (of a rock) Having a structure of thin layers
FOLIATED, adjective. (architecture) Decorated with foliage

Dictionary definition

FOLIATED, adjective. Ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital".
FOLIATED, adjective. (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata.

Wise words

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