imbrication
2 synonyms for imbrication, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — An arrangement of tiles or shingles laid so that each overlaps the next, as fish scales do.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From French imbrication, from Latin imbricātus, from imbricō, from imbrex. By surface analysis, imbricate + -ion.
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