Associations to the word «Imbrication»
Wiktionary
IMBRICATION, noun. A set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish
IMBRICATION, noun. (medicine) overlapping of layers of tissue in wound closure or correctional surgery
IMBRICATION, noun. (geology) a sedimentary deposition in which small, flat stones are tiled in the same direction so that they overlap.
Dictionary definition
IMBRICATION, noun. Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles).
Wise words
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.