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imbrication

noun
im路​bri路​ca路​tion | \ 藢im-br蓹-藞k膩-sh蓹n How to pronounce imbrication (audio) \

Definition of imbrication

1 : an overlapping of edges (as of tiles or scales)
2 : a decoration or pattern showing imbrication

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Synonyms for imbrication

Synonyms

lapping, overlap

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Examples of imbrication in a Sentence

a scalloped pattern formed by the imbrication of the rounded roof tiles

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 Art鈥檚 imbrication in networks of money and power is hardly a contemporary phenomenon. — Rachel Wetzler, The New Republic, "How Modern Art Serves the Rich," 26 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of imbrication

1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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imbrication

noun
im路​bri路​ca路​tion | \ 藢im-br蓹-藞k膩-sh蓹n How to pronounce imbrication (audio) \

Medical Definition of imbrication

: an overlapping especially of successive layers of tissue in the surgical closure of a wound

Other Words from imbrication

imbricate \ 藞im-​br蓹-​藢k膩t How to pronounce imbricate (audio) \ transitive verb imbricated; imbricating

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