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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMBRICATE

From Latin imbricāre to cover with overlapping tiles, from imbrex pantile.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IMBRICATE

imbricate  [ˈɪmbrɪkɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMBRICATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Imbricate is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb imbricate in English.

WHAT DOES IMBRICATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

imbricate

Aestivation (botany)

Aestivation or estivation refers to the positional arrangement of the parts of a flower within a flower bud before it has opened. Aestivation is also sometimes referred to as praefoliation or prefoliation, but these terms may also mean vernation: the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud. Aestivation can be an important taxonomic diagnostic; for example Malvaceae flower buds have valvate sepals, with the exception of the genera Fremontodendron and Chiranthodendron, which have sometimes been misplaced as a result. The terms used to describe aestivation are the same as those used to describe leaf vernation. Classes of aestivation include: ▪ imbricate – overlapping ▪ contorted or twisted – every petal or sepal is outside its neighbour on one margin, and inside its neighbour on the other margin ▪ cochleate – spirally twisted ▪ contortiplicate – contorted and also plicate ▪...

Definition of imbricate in the English dictionary

The first definition of imbricate in the dictionary is relating to or having tiles, shingles, or slates that overlap. Other definition of imbricate is overlapping each other. Imbricate is also to decorate with a repeating pattern resembling scales or overlapping tiles.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO IMBRICATE

PRESENT

Present
I imbricate
you imbricate
he/she/it imbricates
we imbricate
you imbricate
they imbricate
Present continuous
I am imbricating
you are imbricating
he/she/it is imbricating
we are imbricating
you are imbricating
they are imbricating
Present perfect
I have imbricated
you have imbricated
he/she/it has imbricated
we have imbricated
you have imbricated
they have imbricated
Present perfect continuous
I have been imbricating
you have been imbricating
he/she/it has been imbricating
we have been imbricating
you have been imbricating
they have been imbricating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I imbricated
you imbricated
he/she/it imbricated
we imbricated
you imbricated
they imbricated
Past continuous
I was imbricating
you were imbricating
he/she/it was imbricating
we were imbricating
you were imbricating
they were imbricating
Past perfect
I had imbricated
you had imbricated
he/she/it had imbricated
we had imbricated
you had imbricated
they had imbricated
Past perfect continuous
I had been imbricating
you had been imbricating
he/she/it had been imbricating
we had been imbricating
you had been imbricating
they had been imbricating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will imbricate
you will imbricate
he/she/it will imbricate
we will imbricate
you will imbricate
they will imbricate
Future continuous
I will be imbricating
you will be imbricating
he/she/it will be imbricating
we will be imbricating
you will be imbricating
they will be imbricating
Future perfect
I will have imbricated
you will have imbricated
he/she/it will have imbricated
we will have imbricated
you will have imbricated
they will have imbricated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been imbricating
you will have been imbricating
he/she/it will have been imbricating
we will have been imbricating
you will have been imbricating
they will have been imbricating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would imbricate
you would imbricate
he/she/it would imbricate
we would imbricate
you would imbricate
they would imbricate
Conditional continuous
I would be imbricating
you would be imbricating
he/she/it would be imbricating
we would be imbricating
you would be imbricating
they would be imbricating
Conditional perfect
I would have imbricate
you would have imbricate
he/she/it would have imbricate
we would have imbricate
you would have imbricate
they would have imbricate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been imbricating
you would have been imbricating
he/she/it would have been imbricating
we would have been imbricating
you would have been imbricating
they would have been imbricating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you imbricate
we let´s imbricate
you imbricate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to imbricate
Past participle
imbricated
Present Participle
imbricating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMBRICATE


affricate
ˈæfrɪkɪt
aluminosilicate
əˌluːmɪnəʊˈsɪlɪkɪt
borosilicate
ˌbɔːrəʊˈsɪlɪkɪt
certificate
səˈtɪfɪkɪt
cricket
ˈkrɪkɪt
delicate
ˈdɛlɪkɪt
disintricate
dɪsˈɪntrɪkɪt
duplicate
ˈdjuːplɪkɪt
fecit
ˈfeɪkɪt
indelicate
ɪnˈdɛlɪkɪt
intricate
ˈɪntrɪkɪt
picket
ˈpɪkɪt
picquet
ˈpɪkɪt
pricket
ˈprɪkɪt
silicate
ˈsɪlɪkɪt
syndicate
ˈsɪndɪkɪt
thicket
ˈθɪkɪt
ticket
ˈtɪkɪt
triplicate
ˈtrɪplɪkɪt
wicket
ˈwɪkɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMBRICATE

imbecility
imbed
imbedded
imbedding
imbibe
imbiber
imbibition
imbizo
Imbolc
Imbolg
imbricated
imbricately
imbrication
imbroglio
Imbros
imbrue
imbruement
imbruing
imbue
imbuement

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMBRICATE

abdicate
applicate
authenticate
birth certificate
clearance certificate
communicate
complicate
death certificate
dedicate
domesticate
eradicate
fabricate
implicate
in triplicate
indicate
intoxicate
locate
lubricate
predicate
replicate
silver certificate

Synonyms and antonyms of imbricate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «imbricate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMBRICATE

Find out the translation of imbricate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of imbricate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «imbricate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

覆瓦状排列
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imbricados
570 millions of speakers

English

imbricate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

imbricate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

راكب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

черепитчатые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imbricada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাপা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imbriquées
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Imbricate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schuppen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

瓦状の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기왓장처럼 겹쳐 놓다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Imbricate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sắp lớp đè nhau như ngói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூரை மீது இருக்கும் ஓடுகள் போன்று ஒன்றன் மீது ஒன்றாக அமைந்துள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इमब्रिकेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

birbirine geçmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imbricate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

imbricate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

черепітчатие
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imbrica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαπλέκονται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

imbricate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

imbricate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

imbricate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of imbricate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMBRICATE»

The term «imbricate» is regularly used and occupies the 98.078 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMBRICATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about imbricate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMBRICATE»

Discover the use of imbricate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to imbricate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Techniques of Modern Structural Geology: Folds and Fractures
Often a series of reversed faults branch upwards from a floor thrust and produce a splay fault fan structure which is termed an imbricate- or schuppen-structure ( Figures 23.32, 23.34). In imbricate faults the strata are stacked like a reversed ...
John G. Ramsay, 1987
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Thrust Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Systems: AAPG Memoir 82
In this model, the area of an imbricate (in this case, imbricate number 4) was measured at the onset of its formation (and throughout its deformation) until a new imbricate (number 5) formed in front of it. Duringthesametimeinter- val, the area of ...
Kenneth R. McClay, 2004
3
Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons: Magnoliid, Hamamelid and ...
Climbers with stellate hair. Flowers bisexual, in few flowered fascicles, leaf- opposed, Sepals 2. imbricate. Petals 4. imbricate, in 2 whorls, subequal. Stamens numerous, connective with a conical or tongue- shaped apex. Carpels numerous.
Klaus Kubitzki, Jens G. Rohwer, Volker Bittrich, 1993
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The Encyclopedia of the Solid Earth Sciences
[ATB] imbricate structure A set of subparallel overlapping slices of rock bounded by closely spaced faults which join together to form the same fault at depthv The closely spaced faults are called imbricatc faults. Rock between two hrrbricate ...
Philip Kearey, 2009
5
Familiar Lectures on Botany: Including Practical and ...
Calyx imbricate, cylindric, with the margin of the scales membranaceous : receptacle naked : egret simple, stiped : seed smooth. 49. 53 — (lettuce.) S. Hierac"ium. Calyx imbricate, ovate : egret simple, sessile : receptacle naked, punctate, ...
Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, 1829
6
Glossary of Geology
(b) Said of the stratigraphic period during which the Copernican System was developed. imbricated (im'-bri-cat'-ed) Overlapping, as tiles on a roof or scales on a bud. imbricated fault zone A zone of closely spaced faults exhibiting imbricate ...
Julia A. Jackson, James P. Mehl, Klaus K. E. Neuendorf, 2005
7
Familiar Lectures on Botany, Practical, Elementary and ...
ORDER I. POLVGAMIA £QUALIS. A. Florets ligulale. Cicho'rium. Calyx calycled ; egret plumose, sessile, unequal ; receptacl* somewhat chaffy, (succory or endive. } Leon"todon. Calyx double, imbricate, with flexible leafets ; receptacle naked ...
Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, 1836
8
A Review of Dipterocarps: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Silviculture
In Asian Dipterocarpaceae most characters correspond to two main trends expressed in the tribes Dipterocarpi and Shoreae sensu Ashton (1979b), which are nearly equivalent to Valvate and Imbricate groups sensu Maury-Lechon ( 1979a) ...
‎1998
9
An introduction to the study of botany: including a treatise ...
LACTUCA. Calyx imbricate, cylindrical ; scales membranaceous at the margin. Receptacle naked. Pappus simple, stipitate. 327. SONCHUS. Calyx imbricate, swelling at the base. Receptacle naked. Pappus simple, sessile. 328. HIERAC1UM.
John Lee Comstock, 1837
10
New Perspectives on the Caledonides of Scandinavia and ...
Five structural units have been identified in the western part of the Gaissa Thrust Belt (third lithostratigraphic domain): Børselv Duplex, Betusordda Antiformal Stack, Munkavarri Imbricate Zone, Vuonjalrassa Fold Zone and Lakkaskaidi Duplex ...
F. Corfu, D. Gasser, D. M. Chew, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMBRICATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term imbricate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle Killed in Puerto Rico
Until recently, marine biologists believed that Eretmochelys imbricate would become completely extinct this decade. In the last couple of years, ... «The Costa Rica Star, Jul 15»
2
Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle Slaughtered in Costa Rica
... the National Coast Guard Service of Costa Rica, who inspected the carcass and determined that it was a hawksbill, Eretmochelys imbricate. «The Costa Rica Star, Jul 15»
3
Mid-season update: Help protect sea turtles nesting on area beaches
A few hawksbill (eretmochelys imbricate) are documented each year, mostly along the Florida Keys and up to the Canaveral Seashore, and ... «St. Augustine Record, Jun 15»
4
Game of Thrones 5.8 Recap: “It's All the Same to the Many-Faced God”
While visual art and prose narrative might subtly imbricate the two, film and television are conspicuous in their combination of visual and verbal ... «Stanford Arts Review, Jun 15»
5
Mengintip Elang di Puncak Ranaka
Misalnya jenis Dendrobium hymenophyllum, Vanda limbita, Phalidota imbricate, Spathoglottis plicata, Liparia latifolia dan angrek kantung ... «Pos Kupang, May 15»
6
Coral Receives Notice from Barrick Gold on Gold Ridge Exploration …
... hosted by calcareous rocks in the Valmy Fm in the immediate footwall of a west-dipping imbricate fault in the hanging wall of the Abyss fault. «Canadian Mining Journal, May 15»
7
Jumby hawksbills enjoy their beach
In 1987, a small island in the Caribbean began taking care of their hawksbill, Eretmochelys imbricate turtles, realising the extreme danger in ... «The Earth Times, Apr 15»
8
Premier building the 'next major gold miner,' says CEO
... high-grade quartz and polymetallic-sulphide veins that appear to be smaller, imbricate thrust faults refracting upward from the Cove thrust. «The Northern Miner, Apr 15»
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Ghosts of Schindler's past haunt Renee Green's MAK Center …
It is impossible not to imbricate myself in a project, not in terms of an egotistical or autobiographical desire, but in terms of asking hard questions ... «Archinect, Mar 15»
10
Botany's coolness factor thrives in Vermont winter
Are they folded in layers ("imbricate"), like an American beech? Or into two parts ("valvate") like a striped maple? A blunt ("capitate") bud tip ... «BurlingtonFreePress.com, Feb 15»

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