Definitions for imbrications

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imbrications im·bri·ca·tion

Spelling: [im-bri-key-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌɪm brɪˈkeɪ ʃən/

Imbrications is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 1348 anagrams from letters in imbrications (abciiimnorst).

Definitions for imbrications

noun

1. an overlapping, as of tiles or shingles.
2. a decoration or pattern resembling this.
3. Surgery. overlapping of layers of tissue in the closure of wounds or in the correction of defects.
4. Geology. shingling.
5. an overlapping, as of tiles or shingles.
6. a decoration or pattern resembling this.
7. Surgery. overlapping of layers of tissue in the closure of wounds or in the correction of defects.
8. Geology. shingling.

Origin of imbrications

First recorded in 1640-50; imbricate + -ion

Examples for imbrications

This imbrication is frequently of an exquisite, dull, reddish brown over an old soft yellow.

This imbrication is frequently of an exquisite, dull, reddish brown over an old soft yellow.