单词 | plication |
释义 | plication[ plahy-key-shuhn, pli- ] / plaɪˈkeɪ ʃən, plɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plication ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe act or procedure of folding. the state or quality of being folded; a fold. Surgery.
Also plic·a·ture [plik-uh-cher]. /ˈplɪk ə tʃər/. Origin of plication1375–1425; late Middle English plicacioun<Medieval Latin plicātiōn- (stem of plicātiō) a folding. See plicate, -ion Words nearby plicationpli, pliable, pliant, plica, plicate, plication, plicotomy, plié, plier, pliers, plight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plication
British Dictionary definitions for plicationplication plicature (ˈplɪkətʃə)/ (plaɪˈkeɪʃən) / nounthe act of folding or the condition of being folded or plicate a folded part or structure, esp a fold in a series of rock strata surgery the act or process of suturing together the walls of a hollow organ or part to reduce its size Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for plicationplication [ plī-kā′shən ] n.An operation for reducing the size of a hollow structure by taking folds or tucks in its walls. The state of being folded. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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