- foliation
- foliation [fō΄lē ā′shən]n.[ML foliatio: see FOLIATE]1. a growing of or developing into a leaf or leaves; leaf formation2. the state of being in leaf3. the way leaves are arranged in the bud; vernation4. the act or process of beating metal into layers5.a) a splitting into leaflike layers: said of certain mineralsb) the property of splitting into such layersc) such layers6. the process of backing glass as with metal foil to make a mirror7. the consecutive numbering of leaves, rather than pages, of a book8.a) a decorating with leaflike ornamentationb) a leaflike decoration consisting of small arcs or foils
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.