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foliated

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a structure of thin layers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Decorated with foliage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: architecture

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having notes added above or below, as in a plain-song melody.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of foliate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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5

adjective

Meaning 5

ornamented with foliage or foils

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • foliate tracery
  • a foliated capital

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: foliate

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: foliate, foliaceous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: folieret — geology: of rock
  • Norwegian Bokmål: foliert — geology: of rock
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: foliert — geology: of rock
  • Spanish: laminado — geology: of rock
  • Spanish: foliado — geology: of rock
  • Spanish: foliáceo — geology: of rock
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