- IMBRICATION (OF TILES, ETC)
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English-Arabic construction engineering dictionary. 2015.
IMBRICATION (OF TILES, ETC)
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imbricate — v. & adj. v.tr. & intr. arrange (leaves, the scales of a fish, etc.), or be arranged, so as to overlap like roof tiles. adj. having scales etc. arranged in this way. Derivatives: imbrication n. Etymology: L imbricare imbricat cover with rain… … Useful english dictionary
imbricate chiefly Zoology & Botany — verb ɪmbrɪkeɪt [usu. as adjective imbricated] arrange in an overlapping manner like roof tiles. adjective ɪmbrɪkət (of scales, sepals, etc.) having adjacent edges overlapping. Compare with valvate. Derivatives imbrication noun Origin C17 (in the … English new terms dictionary
