IMBRICATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

Synonyms:

imbrication; lapping; overlapping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("imbrication" is a kind of...):

covering (an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))

Derivation:

imbricate (overlap)

imbricate (place so as to overlap)