| FIMBRIA | • fimbria n. (Biology) A series of threads or other projections resembling a fringe. • FIMBRIA n. (Latin) a fringing filament. |
| FIMBRIAE | • fimbriae n. Plural of fimbria. • fimbriæ n. (Obsolete) plural of fimbria. • FIMBRIA n. (Latin) a fringing filament. |
| FIMBRIAL | • fimbrial adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the fimbriae. • FIMBRIAL adj. pertaining to or having a fimbria, a fringe. |
| IMBRICES | • imbrices n. Plural of imbrex. • IMBREX n. (Latin) in Roman buildings, one of a series of usually curved tiles fitting over flat tiles. |
| FIMBRIATE | • fimbriate adj. (Biology) Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions. • fimbriate v. (Transitive) To fringe; to hem. • FIMBRIATE v. to border with a narrow band or edge. |
| IMBRICATE | • imbricate adj. Alternative form of imbricated (“overlapping”). • imbricate v. (Transitive or intransitive) To overlap in a regular pattern. • imbricate v. (Linguistics) To undergo or cause to undergo imbrication. |
| FIMBRIATED | • fimbriated adj. Having a fringed border… • fimbriated v. Simple past tense and past participle of fimbriate. • FIMBRIATE v. to border with a narrow band or edge. |
| FIMBRIATES | • fimbriates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fimbriate. • FIMBRIATE v. to border with a narrow band or edge. |
| IGNIMBRITE | • ignimbrite n. (Geology) A deposit left by the pyroclastic flow from a volcano, consisting of ash, pumice lapilli… • IGNIMBRITE n. a hard rock formed by fusion of the volcanic fragments and dust of a nuee ardente. |
| IMBRICATED | • imbricated adj. Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| IMBRICATES | • imbricates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbricate. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| FIMBRIATING | • fimbriating v. Present participle of fimbriate. • FIMBRIATE v. to border with a narrow band or edge. |
| FIMBRIATION | • fimbriation n. (Uncountable, heraldry, flags) The use of a thin stripe of a contrasting tincture (colour) around a… • fimbriation n. (Countable, heraldry, flags) Such a stripe. • FIMBRIATION n. the state of being fimbriate. |
| FIMBRILLATE | • FIMBRILLATE adj. having a fringed margin, also FIMBRIATE. |
| IGNIMBRITES | • ignimbrites n. Plural of ignimbrite. • IGNIMBRITE n. a hard rock formed by fusion of the volcanic fragments and dust of a nuee ardente. |
| IMBRICATELY | • imbricately adv. In an imbricate manner. • IMBRICATE adv. overlapping. |
| IMBRICATING | • imbricating v. Present participle of imbricate. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
| IMBRICATION | • imbrication n. A set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish. • imbrication n. (Medicine) Overlapping of layers of tissue in wound closure or correctional surgery. • imbrication n. (Geology) A sedimentary deposition in which small, flat stones are tiled in the same direction so that they overlap. |
| FIMBRIATIONS | • fimbriations n. Plural of fimbriation. • FIMBRIATION n. the state of being fimbriate. |
| IMBRICATIONS | • imbrications n. Plural of imbrication. • IMBRICATION n. an overlapping of edges (as of tiles). |