Definitions from Wiktionary (imbrication)

▸ noun:  A set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish.
▸ noun:  (medicine) Overlapping of layers of tissue in wound closure or in correctional or reconstructive surgery.
▸ noun:  (geology) A sedimentary deposition in which small, flat stones are tiled in the same direction so that they overlap.
▸ noun:  (linguistics) A phenomenon occurring in many Bantu languages in which morphemes interweave in certain morphophonological conditions.
▸ noun:  (programming) The use of relative positioning, often by varying amounts of indentation, to define hierarchical relationships between elements of code.




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