noun
- plural of plication; folds or folded conditions, especially in anatomy or geology
Usage: technical; medical; geological
Examples
- The surgeon examined the intestinal plications during the procedure.
- Geological plications in the rock layers revealed the mountain’s formation history.
- The fabric showed natural plications after being compressed.
- Anatomical plications help increase surface area in certain organs.
- The geologist mapped the plications in the sedimentary strata.