Definition of imbrication Imbrication
im•bri•ca•tion
We found 6 definitions of imbrication from 4 different sources.
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What does imbrication mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: imbrications |
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| imbrication - covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) | ||
| overlapping, lapping | ||
| covering the act of protecting something by covering it | ||
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Wiktionary 
- imbrication (Noun)
A set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish. - imbrication (Noun)
Overlapping of layers of tissue in wound closure or correctional surgery. - imbrication (Noun)
A sedimentary deposition in which small, flat stones are tiled in the same direction so that they overlap.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- imbrication (n.)
An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure.
Part of speech
🔤- imbrication, noun, singular of imbrications.
