Associations to the word «Plication»

Wiktionary

PLICATION, noun. (now chiefly biology) (geology) An act of folding. [from 15th c.]
PLICATION, noun. (now chiefly biology) (geology) A fold or pleat. [from 18th c.]
PLICATION, noun. (medicine) A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place. [from 20th c.]

Dictionary definition

PLICATION, noun. An angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow".
PLICATION, noun. The act of folding in parallel folds.

Wise words

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