Imbrication is the arrangement of planar bodies such that they stack in a consistent fashion - rather like a toppled run of
domino
Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ''ends''. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also called '' pips'' or ''dots'' ...
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*In roofing, imbrication is employed in the
Imbrex and tegula
The imbrex and tegula (: imbrices and tegulae) 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 ...
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Imbrication (sedimentology)
In sedimentology, imbrication is a primary depositional Fabric (geology), 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. Imbrication is ob ...
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Imbrication (linguistics), a morphophonological phenomenon
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