Definition of foliated in English:
foliated
adjective ˈfəʊlɪeɪtɪdˈfōlēˌādəd
1Decorated with leaves or leaflike motifs.
- 1.1Architecture Decorated with foils.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Virginia governor's house is almost delicate with its swag panels, foliated capitals atop the porch columns, and leaded glass side.
- The ornament includes foliated rails below, cast and fabricated foliated column capitals, and the arches themselves.
2Geology
Consisting of thin sheets or laminae.
Example sentencesExamples
- On the northern side of the volcanic sequence, the rocks are weakly foliated with foliation dipping to the south or SW.
- We argue that, on the basis of their relative timing of emplacement, the foliated intrusions may be placed into two broad suites.
- The carbonates in the footwall are strongly foliated and sheared parallel to the thrust.
- The sample of Omonville granodiorite was collected from the foliated felsic phase of the intrusion at Pointe Jardeheu.
- Shale adjacent to ironstone is ferruginized, strongly foliated and complexly folded where it contains chert layers.