PLICATE


Meaning of PLICATE in English

[ 'plʌɪkət , 'plʌɪkeɪt ]

■ adjective Biology & Geology folded, crumpled, or corrugated.

Derivatives

~d plɪ'keɪtɪd adjective

plication noun

Origin

C18 (earlier (ME) as plication ): from L. plicat- , plicare 'to fold'.

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