plication

English

From Middle French plicacion, and its source, Latin plicatio.

plication (countable and uncountable, plural plications)

(now chiefly biology, geology) An act of folding. [from 15th c.]
(now chiefly biology, geology) A fold or pleat. [from 18th c.]
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 96:
  But the recognition of nappes set out the research project: you need not simply throw up your hands in despair at perverse plications and ceaseless crenelations in the Alps.
(medicine) A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place. [from 20th c.]

单词	plication
释义	plication English Etymology From Middle French plicacion, and its source, Latin plicatio. Pronunciation (UK) IPA^(key): /plɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Noun plication (countable and uncountable, plural plications) (now chiefly biology, geology) An act of folding. [from 15th c.] (now chiefly biology, geology) A fold or pleat. [from 18th c.] 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 96: But the recognition of nappes set out the research project: you need not simply throw up your hands in despair at perverse plications and ceaseless crenelations in the Alps. (medicine) A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place. [from 20th c.] Synonyms plicature
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