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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Foliated \Fo"li*a`ted\, a.
1. Having leaves, or leaflike projections; as, a foliated
shell.
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2. (Arch.) Containing, or consisting of, foils; as, a
foliated arch.
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3. (Min.) Characterized by being separable into thin plates
or folia; as, graphite has a foliated structure.
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4. (Geol.) Laminated, but restricted to the variety of
laminated structure found in crystalline schist, as mica
schist, etc.; schistose.
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5. Spread over with an amalgam of tin and quicksilver.
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{Foliated telluium}. (Min.) See {Nagyagite}.
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