名詞 foliation:

1. (botany) the process of forming leaves
   同義詞：leafing
2. (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
3. (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament
   同義詞：foliage
4. the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
5. the work of coating glass with metal foil

fo.li.a.tion

n.（名詞）
The state of being in leaf.
生葉：生長葉子的狀態(tài)
Decoration with sculpted or painted foliage.
花葉形裝飾：帶有雕刻或繪制的葉子的裝飾物
Architecture Decoration of an opening with cusps and foils, as in Gothic tracery.
【建筑學】 葉狀飾：開口處裝飾以尖葉或葉箔，象哥特建式筑中的花飾窗格子

The act, process, or product of forming metal into thin leaf or foil.
打成箔：將金屬制成細葉狀或薄箔的行為、過程或產(chǎn)品
The act or process of coating glass with metal foil.
涂箔：給玻璃鍍以金屬箔的行為或過程

The process of numbering consecutively the leaves of a book or manuscript.
編張數(shù)號：給一本書或一本手稿標出連續(xù)頁碼的過程
The leaves so numbered.
書的頁數(shù)
Geology The layered structure common to metamorphic rocks.
【地質(zhì)學】 葉理：象變質(zhì)巖一樣的巖石層狀結構