Definitions for imbrication
imbrication
im·bri·ca·tion
Spelling: [im-bri-key-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌɪm brɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
Imbrication is a 11 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.
You can make 708 anagrams from letters in imbrication (abciiimnort).
Definitions for imbrication
noun
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an overlapping, as of tiles or shingles.
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a decoration or pattern resembling this.
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Surgery. overlapping of layers of tissue in the closure of wounds or in the correction of defects.
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Geology. shingling.
Origin of imbrication
First recorded in 1640-50; imbricate + -ion
Examples for imbrication
This imbrication is frequently of an exquisite, dull, reddish brown over an old soft yellow.