Imbrication Definition
imbrikāzhən
noun
An overlapping, as of tiles or scales.
Webster's New World
An ornamental pattern like or suggesting this.
Webster's New World
(medicine) Overlapping of layers of tissue in wound closure or correctional surgery.
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(geology) A sedimentary deposition in which small, flat stones are tiled in the same direction so that they overlap.
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imbricationsOrigin of Imbrication
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From French imbrication
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