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imbricated
im·bri·cate I0044000 (ĭm′brĭ-kāt′)adj. Having regularly arranged, overlapping edges, as roof tiles or fish scales.v. im·bri·cat·ed, im·bri·cat·ing, im·bri·cates v.tr. To overlap in a regular pattern.v.intr. To be arranged with regular overlapping edges.
[Latin imbricātus, covered with roof tiles, from imbrex, imbric-, roof tile, from imber, imbr-, rain.]
im′bri·ca′tion n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | imbricated - used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shinglesimbricatephytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plantsrough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face" |
EncyclopediaSeeimbricateimbricated
imbricated [im´brĭ-kāt″ed] overlapping like shingles.im·bri·cate , imbricated (im'bri-kāt, im'bri-kā-tĕd), Overlapping; usually refers to a surgical repair in which one edge is sutured over the other (rather than edge to edge), or in which a flat structure (for example, fascia) is repaired with parallel suture lines, corset-like, to tighten it. [L. imbricatus, covered with tiles] im·bri·cate , imbricated (im'bri-kăt, -kā'tĕd) Overlapping, like shingles. [L. imbricatus, covered with tiles]imbricated
Synonyms for imbricatedadj used especially of leaves or bractsSynonymsRelated Words- phytology
- botany
- rough
- unsmooth
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