folium

[ foh-lee-uhm ]

/ ˈfoʊ li əm /

noun, plural fo·li·a [foh-lee-uh]. /ˈfoʊ li ə/.

a thin leaflike stratum or layer; a lamella.

Geometry. a loop; part of a curve terminated at both ends by the same node. Equation: x3 + y3 = 3axy.

Origin of folium

1840–50; <New Latin, Latin: literally, a leaf

Words nearby folium

foliole, folio recto, foliose, -folious, folio verso, folium, folivore, folk, folk art, folk dance, Folkestone

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Example sentences from the Web for folium

With Folium, in Latin, is rightly associated the word Flos; for the flower is only a group of singularly happy leaves.
Proserpina, Volume 1|John Ruskin
Foliaceous, belonging to, or of the texture or nature of, a leaf (folium).
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
The branches run for some distance parallel to the axis of the folium and terminate in unbranched ends.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various
In its leaves we have a good example of the folium mucronatum.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 13|William Curtis

British Dictionary definitions for folium

folium

/ (ˈfəʊlɪəm) /

noun plural -lia (-lɪə)

a plane geometrical curve consisting of a loop whose two ends, intersecting at a node, are asymptotic to the same line. Standard equation: x ³ + y ³=3a xy where x = y +a is the equation of the line

any thin leaflike layer, esp of some metamorphic rocks

Word Origin for folium

C19: from Latin, literally: leaf

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Medical definitions for folium

folium

[ fō′lē-əm ]

n. pl. fo•li•a (-lē-ə)

A broad, thin, leaflike structure, as of the cerebellar cortex.

Scientific definitions for folium

folium

[ fō′lē-əm ]

Plural folia

A thin, leaflike layer or stratum occurring especially in metamorphic rock.

A plane cubic curve having a single loop, a node, and two ends asymptotic to the same line. Also called folium of Descartes

单词	folium
释义	folium [ foh-lee-uhm ] / ˈfoʊ li əm / noun, plural fo·li·a [foh-lee-uh]. /ˈfoʊ li ə/. a thin leaflike stratum or layer; a lamella. Geometry. a loop; part of a curve terminated at both ends by the same node. Equation: x3 + y3 = 3axy. Origin of folium 1840–50; <New Latin, Latin: literally, a leaf Words nearby folium foliole, folio recto, foliose, -folious, folio verso, folium, folivore, folk, folk art, folk dance, Folkestone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for folium With Folium, in Latin, is rightly associated the word Flos; for the flower is only a group of singularly happy leaves. Proserpina, Volume 1\|John Ruskin Foliaceous, belonging to, or of the texture or nature of, a leaf (folium). The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray The branches run for some distance parallel to the axis of the folium and terminate in unbranched ends. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4\|Various In its leaves we have a good example of the folium mucronatum. The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 13\|William Curtis British Dictionary definitions for folium folium / (ˈfəʊlɪəm) / noun plural -lia (-lɪə) a plane geometrical curve consisting of a loop whose two ends, intersecting at a node, are asymptotic to the same line. Standard equation: x ³ + y ³=3a xy where x = y +a is the equation of the line any thin leaflike layer, esp of some metamorphic rocks Word Origin for folium C19: from Latin, literally: leaf Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for folium folium [ fō′lē-əm ] n. pl. fo•li•a (-lē-ə) A broad, thin, leaflike structure, as of the cerebellar cortex. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for folium folium [ fō′lē-əm ] Plural folia A thin, leaflike layer or stratum occurring especially in metamorphic rock. A plane cubic curve having a single loop, a node, and two ends asymptotic to the same line. Also called folium of Descartes The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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