imbrication
/im-bri-key-shuhn/US // ˌɪm brɪˈkeɪ ʃən //
融合,交织在一起,融合性,嵌合
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : an overlapping, as of tiles or shingles.
- : a decoration or pattern resembling this.
- : Surgery. overlapping of layers of tissue in the closure of wounds or in the correction of defects.
- : Geology. shingling.
Examples
The fillets are set one upon another, apparently without the usual imbrication.
This imbrication is frequently of an exquisite, dull, reddish brown over an old soft yellow.
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