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Antonyms for imbricated

Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : adjective im-bri-kit, -keyt; verb im-bri-keyt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈɪm brɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt; verb ˈɪm brɪˌkeɪt


Definition of imbricated

Origin :
  • 1704 (implied in imbricated), from Latin imbricatus "covered with tiles," past participle of imbricare "to cover with rain tiles" (see imbrication). As an adjective from 1650s. Related: Imbricated; imbricating.
  • As in overlapping : adj covering and coinciding
  • As in lap : verb overlap
  • As in overlap : verb lie over something else
Example sentences :
  • The leaves are linear, acute, and fleshy, and the bracts are linear and imbricated.
  • Extract from : « The Sea Shore » by William S. Furneaux
  • Gen. Lafayette, bright rose, striped with white, imbricated.
  • Extract from : « Talks about Flowers. » by M. D. Wellcome
  • These imbricated scales are, however, only found in the genus Dianthus.
  • Extract from : « Botany for Ladies » by Jane Loudon
  • Petals 5, entire, imbricated in the bud, commonly deciduous.
  • Extract from : « The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States » by Asa Gray
  • It carries no tentacles, but is terminated by imbricated lamellae.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 » by Various
  • Capitula squamosa jac mula: "little scaley (or imbricated) heads resembling the heads of Jacea" (Black Knapweed).
  • Extract from : « Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk » by Thomas Browne
  • The pain, which may be very great, can often be controlled by fixing the chest with imbricated plaster or a firm bandage.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • In one of the tents I found a coiled, imbricated Thompson River basket in old red-browns and yellows.
  • Extract from : « Alaska » by Ella Higginson
  • These bulbs are called "scaly," or "imbricated," and are shown in the annexed sketch on p. 12.
  • Extract from : « Beautiful Bulbous Plants » by John Weathers
  • Imbricated covering of skin of Archegosaurus medius, Goldf.; magnified.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of Elementary Geology » by Charles Lyell.

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