Imbrication
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is the arrangement of planar bodies such that they stack in a consistent fashion - rather like a toppled run of dominoes.
- In roofing, imbrication is employed in the Imbrex and tegulaImbrex and tegulaThe imbrex and tegula were overlapping roof tiles used in ancient Greek and Roman architecture as a waterproof and durable roof covering. They were made predominantly of fired clay, but also sometimes of marble, bronze or gilt...
system. - Imbrication (sedimentology)Imbrication (sedimentology)In sedimentology imbrication refers to a primary depositional fabric consisting of a preferred orientation of clasts such that they overlap one another in a consistent fashion, rather like a run of toppled dominoes...
. - Vowel imbrication, a morphophonological phenomenon