Plication

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or process of folding.
  • n. The state of being folded.
  • n. A fold.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A folding or fold; a plait.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act or process of folding, or the state of being put in folds; a folding or putting in folds, as duplication or triplication. Also plicature.
  • n. That which is plicated; a plica or fold. Also plicature.
  • n. In geology, a bending of the strata; a fold or folding.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
  • n. the act of folding in parallel folds
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    folding    fold   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    plait    folk    plicature   
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