foliation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(botany) the process of forming leaves
Types & categories
- growth hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
(geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
Types & categories
- stratification hypernym
Related & opposite
- geology domain topic
Sense 3 noun
(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
Types & categories
- architectural ornament hypernym
Related & opposite
- foliate derivation
- architecture domain topic
Sense 4 noun
the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
Types & categories
- production hypernym
Related & opposite
- foliate derivation
Sense 5 noun
the work of coating glass with metal foil
Types & categories
- application hypernym
Related & opposite
- foliate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | foliate |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | phytology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | growth |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | geology |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | stratification |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | foliate |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | architecture |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | architectural ornament |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | foliate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | production |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | foliate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | application |