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foliation

Translations

foliationnoun
foliations
pl
phyllotaxieEn botanique, pour l’arrangement des feuilles sur une plante.
The botanist studied the foliation of the tree to understand its growth patterns.
Le botaniste a étudié la phyllotaxie de l’arbre pour comprendre ses modes de croissance.
foliationTerme de géologie.
The foliation in the metamorphic rock was clearly visible.
La foliation dans la roche métamorphique était clairement visible.
feuilletageTerme de mathématiques et de topologie.
The foliation of the torus consisted of parallel circles.
Le feuilletage du tore était constitué de cercles parallèles.
foliotationTerme de codicologie et d’érudition du livre.
Careful foliation revealed that two leaves were missing from the original codex.
Une foliotation minutieuse a révélé que deux feuillets manquaient au codex original.
Additional translations
foliaisonTerme botanique rare, pour la formation ou l’apparition des feuilles.
feuillageEn art et en décoration, pour des motifs en forme de feuilles.
Synonyms
leafing
layering
stratification
leaf structure
leaf arrangement

Definitions

foliationnoun
The process of forming into a leaf or leaves.
The foliation of the plant was evident as it began to sprout new leaves in the spring.
The arrangement of leaves in a plant.
The botanist studied the foliation of the tree to understand its growth patterns.
The decoration of a surface with leaf-like motifs.
The medieval manuscript was adorned with intricate foliation along the borders.
A geological term referring to the repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks.
The geologist examined the foliation in the rock to determine its history and formation process.
In differential topology, a partition of a manifold into an organized family of submanifolds, called leaves.
The mathematician examined a foliation of the torus consisting of parallel circles.
The numbering or designation of the leaves of a manuscript or early printed book.
Careful foliation revealed that two leaves were missing from the original codex.
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