01 a. Having leaves, or leaflike projections; as, a foliated shell.
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Having leaves, or leaflike projections; as, a foliated shell.
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Containing, or consisting of, foils; as, a foliated arch.(Arch.)
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Characterized by being separable into thin plates or folia; as, graphite has a foliated structure.(Min.)
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Laminated, but restricted to the variety of laminated structure found in crystalline schist, as mica schist, etc.; schistose.(Geol.)
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Spread over with an amalgam of tin and quicksilver.
Phrases & compounds
Foliated telluium —
See Nagyagite.