Synonyms 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 |
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Définition 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
- 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.
Antonyms for imbricated
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