foliated

American  

[foh-lee-ey-tid] / ˈfoʊ liˌeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. shaped like a leaf or leaves.

   foliated ornaments.

2. Petrology, Mineralogy. Also consisting of thin and separable laminae.

3. Architecture. foliate.

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foliated British  

/ ˈfəʊlɪˌeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. architect ornamented with or made up of foliage or foils

2. (of rocks and minerals, esp schists) composed of thin easily separable layers

3. (esp of parts of animals or plants) resembling a leaf

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unfoliated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of foliated

First recorded in 1640–50; foliate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Foliated textures come from platy minerals forming planes in a rock, while non-foliated metamorphic rocks have no internal fabric.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

Foliated rocks typically appear as if the minerals are stacked like pages of a book, thus the use of the term ‘folia’, like a leaf.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

Featherings or Foliations.—Parts of tracery ornamented with small arches and points, are termed Feathered, or Foliated.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 404, December 12, 1829 by Various

Foliated ornaments in the four corners, forming small solid circles, bearing the numeral "2" in the upper, and colorless ovals bearing "U." on the left, and "S." on the right, in irregular shaped colored letters.

From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr

Soda —— soda Foliated earth with base of mineral alkali.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine