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foliation vs foliate

foliate vs foliation

foliation is a noun but foliate is not a noun.

foliation is not an adjective while foliate is an adjective.

foliation is not a verb while foliate is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foliation Yes No No No
foliate No Yes Yes No
foliation (noun) foliate (noun)
the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
the work of coating glass with metal foil
(architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
(geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
(botany) the process of forming leaves
foliation (adjective) foliate (adjective)
ornamented with foliage or foils
(often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
foliation (verb) foliate (verb)
grow leaves
number the pages of a book or manuscript
coat or back with metal foil
hammer into thin flat foils
decorate with leaves
Difference between foliation and foliate

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