Plication

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plication \Pli*ca"tion\, n.
     A folding or fold; a plait. --Richardson.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  plication
       n 1: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the
            napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her
            blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
            [syn: {fold}, {crease}, {flexure}, {crimp}, {bend}]
       2: folding in parallel folds [syn: {pleating}]