IMBRICATION

imbrication, overlapping, lapping

(noun) covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

imbrication (countable and uncountable, plural imbrications)

A set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish.

(medicine) Overlapping of layers of tissue in wound closure or correctional surgery.

(geology) A sedimentary deposition in which small, flat stones are tiled in the same direction so that they overlap.

(linguistics) A phenomenon occurring in many Bantu languages in which morphemes interweave in certain morphophonological conditions.

Source: Wiktionary

Im`bri*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. imbrication.]

Definition: An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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