foliation

noun

1. (botany) the process of forming leaves

Similar word(s): leafing

Definition categories: process, development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny

2. (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock

Definition categories: process, stratification

3. (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament

Similar word(s): foliage

Definition categories: man–made

4. the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves

Definition categories: act, production

5. the work of coating glass with metal foil

Definition categories: act, application, coating, covering