The word of the day is: plication noun: 1. The act or procedure - TopicsExpress



          

The word of the day is: plication noun: 1. The act or procedure of folding. 2. The state or quality of being folded; a fold. 3. Surgery. A. The folding in and suturing of tucks, so as to tighten weakened or stretched tissue. B. The folding of an organ, as a section of the intestine, and the attaching of it to another organ or tissue. The distribution of sediment by the polar currents, and the lines of plication and upheaval of the crust, as well as the distribution of successive floras, prove that the poles have remained since the Laurentian period where they now are. -- W.C. and F.P. Church, The Galaxy
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:26:13 +0000

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