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📐 Folding process 🩺 A fold or crease
plication

plication

9.9
Folding something into even parallel folds for strength or during surgery
  • noun
  • /ˌplɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : plicación
  • The surgeon performed a plication to reduce the size of the stomach.

Examples

  • Geological plication can result in fascinating rock formations.

  • The fabric's neat plication gave the curtain an elegant look.

  • The surgeon performed a plicaiton during the operation.

  • Many medical procedures involve plicaiton techniques.

  • The surgeon performed a plicaiton to fold the tissue and support the healing process.

  • The neat plicaiton of the cloth ensured that the drapes hung elegantly.

  • During the experiment, the scientist documented the plicaiton of the material for analysis.

Synonyms

pleating
vsplication
2 5.0

Folding fabric into narrow, even folds for clothes or curtains

is for creating parallel folds mainly for structural or medical purposes
folding
vsplication
1.8

A way of bending something so one part lies on top of another

is about parallel folds with a structural or medical focus
infolding
vsplication
  • Specialized
8.9

A surface that turns inward to form a small pocket

focuses on parallel external folds for structure rather than inward pocket formation

How Folded

plication
  • Specialized
9.9
fold
84 2.4
crease
27 1.5

Surface Forms

plication singular
plications plural

Morphology

plication = plicate (semi-transparent) = plicate + ion

Regular nominalisation from the verb 'plicate' by adding the suffix '-ion'; the derivation follows a standard English pattern.

Etymology

Plication comes from the Latin root plicare, which means 'to fold'. So a plication is the action or process of folding—in rocks, cloth, or during surgery—to make something stronger or smaller.