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Meanings of imbrication in English

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imbricació

Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

        imbricació
        Usage of imbrication in English
        1
        This imbrication of the leaflets of sleeping plants is a common phenomenon.
        The Power of Movement in Plants
        2
        This pattern -called imbrication -is commonly seen in sedimentary deposits that are the product of moving water.
        Wired
        3
        Objectives: Surgical papillary muscle (PM) imbrication has been reported to be effective to relieve leaflet tethering in patients with functional mitral regurgitation (FMR).
        Pubmed
        Frequent collocations
        Translations for imbrication
        Imbrication through the time