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noun
An act of folding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A fold or pleat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
the act of folding in parallel folds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pleating
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fold, folding
noun
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fold, crease, flexure, crimp, bend
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: angular shape, angularity
Narrower terms: pleat, plait, kink, twist, twirl, pucker, ruck
History
From Middle French plicacion, and its source, Latin plicatio.
