imbrication

== English == === Etymology === From French imbrication. === 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 in correctional or reconstructive surgery. Coordinate terms: approximation, coaptation (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. (programming) The use of relative positioning, often by varying amounts of indentation, to define hierarchical relationships between elements of code. Synonym: nesting ==== Related terms ==== imbricate imbricated === Further reading === Imbrication on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Imbrex and tegula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Morphophonology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sedimentology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Noun === imbrication f (plural imbrications) imbrication === Further reading === “imbrication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012