Noun foliation has 5 senses
  1. foliation, leafing - (botany) the process of forming leaves
    --1 is a kind of growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
    Derived form: verb foliate5
  2. foliation - (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
    --2 is a kind of
    stratification
  3. foliation, foliage - (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
    --3 is a kind of architectural ornament
    Derived form: verb foliate2
  4. foliation - the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
    --4 is a kind of
    production
    Derived form: verb foliate1
  5. foliation - the work of coating glass with metal foil
    --5 is a kind of
    application, coating, covering
    Derived form: verb foliate3
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