Definition of foliation Foliation

/fowˌliejˈʃʌn/ - [fowleeeyshun] - fo•li•a•tion

We found 19 definitions of foliation from 4 different sources.

What does foliation mean?

Noun Plural: foliations
foliation - (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
		foliage
		architectural ornament (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance
		architecture the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
foliation - (botany) the process of forming leaves
		leafing
		ontogenesis, ontogeny, growing, maturation, growth, development (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
		phytology, botany the branch of biology that studies plants
foliation - the work of coating glass with metal foil
		coating, covering, application a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"
foliation - the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
		production (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"
foliation - (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
		stratification the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination

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foliation (Noun)
The process of forming into a leaf or leaves.
foliation (Noun)
The manner in which the young leaves are disposed within the bud.
foliation (Noun)
The act of beating a metal into a thin plate, leaf, foil, or lamina.
foliation (Noun)
The act of coating with an amalgam of tin foil and quicksilver, as in making looking-glasses.
foliation (Noun)
The enrichment of an opening by means of foils, arranged in trefoils, quatrefoils, etc. ; also, one of the ornaments.
foliation (Noun)
The property, possessed by some crystalline rocks, of dividing into plates or slabs, which is due to the cleavage structure of one of the constituents, as mica or hornblende. It may sometimes include slaty structure or cleavage, though the latter is usually independent of any mineral constituent, and transverse to the bedding, it having been produced by pressure.
foliation (Noun)
A set of submanifolds of a given manifold, each of which is of lower dimension than it, but which, taken together, are coextensive with it.

foliation (n.)
The process of forming into a leaf or leaves.
foliation (n.)
The manner in which the young leaves are dispo/ed within the bud.
foliation (n.)
The act of beating a metal into a thin plate, leaf, foil, or lamina.
foliation (n.)
The act of coating with an amalgam of tin foil and quicksilver, as in making looking-glasses.
foliation (n.)
The enrichment of an opening by means of foils, arranged in trefoils, quatrefoils, etc.; also, one of the ornaments. See Tracery.
foliation (n.)
The property, possessed by some crystalline rocks, of dividing into plates or slabs, which is due to the cleavage structure of one of the constituents, as mica or hornblende. It may sometimes include slaty structure or cleavage, though the latter is usually independent of any mineral constituent, and transverse to the bedding, it having been produced by pressure.