🔄 Synonyms of "Plication"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bendnoun | (transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means. |
| crimpnoun | A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts. |
| foldnoun | (transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| creasenoun | A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced. |
| flexurenoun | The act of bending or flexing; flexion. |
| pleatingnoun | An action or arrangement in which something is pleated. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Plication"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| foldnoun | An act of folding. |
| bendnoun | A curve. |
| flexurenoun | The act of bending or flexing; flexion. |
| creasenoun | A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced. |
| pleatingnoun | An action or arrangement in which something is pleated. |
| crimpnoun | A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts. |
| plicaturenoun | (archaic outside sciences) A doubling; a fold; a plication. |
| enfoldingnoun | A folding around something. |
| infoldingnoun | A folding inward. |
| interfoldingnoun | A folding together or into one another. |
| enfoldmentnoun | The act of enfolding. |
| tucknoun | An act of tucking; a pleat or fold. |
| ligationnoun | (surgery) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating. |
| infoldmentnoun | Archaic form of enfoldment. [The act of enfolding.] |
| gatherverb | To collect normally separate things. |
| colligationnoun | A binding together. |
| alligationnoun | (obsolete) An old practical method of solving arithmetic problems related to mixtures of ingredients. |
| enwrapmentnoun | The act of enwrapping; wrapping. |
| inflexurenoun | (archaic) A flexion, a bend or fold. |
| imbricationnoun | A set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish. |
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