Definition of imbrications:
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A set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish.
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(medicine) Overlapping of layers of tissue in wound closure or in correctional or reconstructive surgery.
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(geology) A sedimentary deposition in which small, flat stones are tiled in the same direction so that they overlap.
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(programming) The use of relative positioning, often by varying amounts of indentation, to define hierarchical relationships between elements of code.
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(linguistics) A phenomenon occurring in many Bantu languages in which morphemes interweave in certain morphophonological conditions.