Thesaurus: folium

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1. n. A leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate.
2. n. A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches, which have a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence the name. Its equation is x3 + y3 = axy.
3. n. a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock
4. 1. A leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate. 2. (Geom.) A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches, which have a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence the name. Its equation is x3 + y3 = axy.
5. A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinitebranches, which have a common asymptote. The curve has a doublepoint, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence the name. Its equation is x3 +y3 = axy.
6. n a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock