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foliated

fo·li·at·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [foh-lee-ey-tid]
    • /ˈfoʊ liˌeɪ tɪd/
    • /ˈfəʊlɪeɪtɪd /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-lee-ey-tid]
    • /ˈfoʊ liˌeɪ tɪd/

Definitions of foliated word

  • adjective foliated covered with or having leaves. 1
  • adjective foliated like a leaf, as in shape. 1
  • adjective foliated Also, foliated. Architecture. ornamented with or composed of foil: foliate tracery. ornamented with representations of foliage: a foliate capital. 1
  • adjective foliated Petrology, Mineralogy. foliated (def 2). 1
  • verb without object foliated to put forth leaves. 1
  • verb without object foliated to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae. 1

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Origin of foliated

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50; foliate + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Foliated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

foliated popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for foliated

verb foliated

  • plate — the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.
  • layer — protocol layer
  • separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • coat — A coat is a piece of clothing with long sleeves which you wear over your other clothes when you go outside.
  • flake — fake2 (defs 2, 3).

Antonyms for foliated

verb foliated

  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
  • strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.
  • join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
  • guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.

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