- imbricate, imbricated
- Overlapping like shingles. [L. imbricatus, covered with tiles]
Medical dictionary. 2011.
imbricate, imbricated
Look at other dictionaries:
Imbricate — Im bri*cate, Imbricated Im bri*ca ted, a. [L. imbricatus, p. p. of imbricare to cover with tiles, to form like a gutter tile, fr. imbrex, icis, a hollow tile, gutter tile, fr. imber rain.] 1. Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imbricate — (v.) 1704 (implied in imbricated), from L. imbricatus covered with tiles, pp. of imbricare to cover with rain tiles (see IMBRICATION (Cf. imbrication)). As an adjective from 1650s. Related: Imbricated; imbricating … Etymology dictionary
Imbricated — Imbricate Im bri*cate, Imbricated Im bri*ca ted, a. [L. imbricatus, p. p. of imbricare to cover with tiles, to form like a gutter tile, fr. imbrex, icis, a hollow tile, gutter tile, fr. imber rain.] 1. Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imbricated — adj. (Botany) overlapping or layered as scales or shingles; used especially of leaves or bracts. Syn: imbricate. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Imbricate — Im bri*cate, v. t. To lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
imbricate — [im′bri kit; ] also, and for v. always [, im′brikāt΄] adj. [LL imbricatus, pp. of L imbricare, to cover with gutter tiles < imbrax, gutter tile < imber, rain < IE base * ṃbh , var. of * nebh , moist, water > Gr nephos, cloud, Ger… … English World dictionary
Imbricated — Imbricate refers to clastics sediments that are laid down with a preferential orientation of the composing grains. [Pettijohn, F. J., 1957, Sedimentary Rocks, Harper and Row, Second Edition p. 78] This is most often applied to conglomerates and… … Wikipedia
imbricate — /ˈɪmbrəkeɪt/ (say imbruhkayt) adjective Also, imbricated. 1. bent and hollowed like a pantile. 2. of, like, or decorated with lines or curves resembling overlapping roof tiles. 3. Architecture of or relating to tiles, slates, shingles, etc.,… …
imbricate — imbricately, adv. imbricative, adj. adj. /im bri kit, kayt /; v. /im bri kayt /, adj., v., imbricated, imbricating. adj. 1. overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof. 2. of, pertaining to, or resembling overlapping tiles, as… … Universalium
