Thesaurus: foliated

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1. imp. & p. p. of Foliate
2. a. Having leaves, or leaflike projections; as, a foliated shell.
3. a. Containing, or consisting of, foils; as, a foliated arch.
4. a. Characterized by being separable into thin plates or folia; as, graphite has a foliated structure.
5. a. Laminated, but restricted to the variety of laminated structure found in crystalline schist, as mica schist, etc.; schistose.
6. a. Spread over with an amalgam of tin and quicksilver.
7. adj. ornamented with foliage or foils
8. adj. (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
9. 1. Having leaves, or leaflike projections; as, a foliated shell. 2. (Arch.) Containing, or consisting of, foils; as, a foliated arch. 3. (Min.) Characterized by being separable into thin plates or folia; as, graphite has a foliated structure. 4. (Geol.) Laminated, but restricted to the variety of laminated structure found in crystalline schist, as mica schist, etc.; schistose. 5. Spread over with an amalgam of tin and quicksilver. Foliated telluium. (Min.) See Nagyagite.
10. imp. & p. p. of Foliate a. Having leaves, or leaflike projections; as, a foliated shell. a. Containing, or consisting of, foils; as, a foliated arch. a. Characterized by being separable into thin plates or folia; as, graphite has a foliated structure. a. Laminated, but restricted to the variety of laminated structure found in crystalline schist, as mica schist, etc.; schistose. a. Spread over with an amalgam of tin and quicksilver.