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imbrication — [ ɛ̃brikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1812; de imbriqué ♦ Disposition de choses imbriquées. Fig. « l imbrication [...] de mes souvenirs » (Proust). ● imbrication nom féminin (de imbriquer) État des choses qui se recouvrent mutuellement, à la façon des tuiles d … Encyclopédie Universelle
imbrication — (n.) 1640s, from Fr. imbrication, from L. imbricare to cover with tiles, from imbricem (nom. imbrex) curved roof tile used to draw off rain, from imber (gen. imbris) rain, from PIE *ombh ro rain (Cf. Skt. abhra cloud, thunder cloud, rainy weather … Etymology dictionary
imbrication — [im΄bri kā′shən] n. [see IMBRICATE] 1. an overlapping, as of tiles or scales 2. an ornamental pattern like this … English World dictionary
Imbrication — wict|Imbrication is the arrangement of planar bodies such that they stack in a consistent fashion rather like a toppled run of dominoes.*In roofing, imbrication is employed in the Imbrex and tegula system. *imbrication (sedimentology). *Vowel… … Wikipedia
imbrication — noun Date: 1713 1. an overlapping of edges (as of tiles or scales) 2. a decoration or pattern showing imbrication … New Collegiate Dictionary
imbrication — An overlapping, as of tiles, shingles, feathers or scales for instance. There is a basket weaving technique called imbrication. Also see kern and kerning … Glossary of Art Terms
Imbrication (sedimentology) — In sedimentology imbrication refers to a primary depositional fabric consisting of a preferred orientation of clasts such that they overlap one another in a consistent fashion, rather like a run of toppled dominoes. Imbrication is observed in… … Wikipedia
imbrication lines of Pickerill — lines formed by ends of rod bundles that overlie one another and are arranged in scalariform fashion on the surface of the crown of a tooth; seen on longitudinal sections of a tooth together with the incremental lines, but forming areas not… … Medical dictionary
IMBRICATION — n. f. Action d’imbriquer ou Résultat de cette action … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
imbrication — n. [L. imbricare, to cover with tiles] An overlapping at the margins as of tiles or shingles; imbricate adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
