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pli·cate

 (plī′kāt′) also pli·cat·ed (-kā′tĭd)
adj.
Arranged in folds like those of a fan; pleated.

[Latin plicātus, past participle of plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

pli′cate′ly adv.
pli′cate′ness n.
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plicate

(ˈplaɪkeɪt) or

plicated

adj
(Geological Science) having or arranged in parallel folds or ridges; pleated: a plicate leaf; plicate rock strata.
[C18: from Latin plicātus folded, from plicāre to fold]
ˈplicately adv
ˈplicateness n
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pli•cate

(ˈplaɪ keɪt, -kɪt)

also pli′cat•ed,



adj.
folded like a fan; pleated.
[1690–1700; < Latin plicātus, past participle of plicāre to fold; see -ate1]
pli′cate•ly, adv.
pli′cate•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.plicate - fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
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Translations

pli·cate

v. doblar, plegar.
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Almost all the joints of the machinery present a com- plicated system of sliding parts moving over small but beauti- fully curved friction bearings.
Negotiating that future has been made more com- plicated by the loss of common expertise that will come with the UK's withdrawal from EU trade teams.
Some countries have experi- mented with more com- plicated tiered forms of taxation, and in contrast, a flat rate makes it easy for stakeholders such as law makers, industries and the public to under- stand and support the tax.
The ducts culminate into two primary ducts that are larger and have plicated segments of pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelial cells, with few interspersed mucus cells.
Plication of thick walled secondary and long-standing hydrocele sacs can result in a residual mass of plicated tissue in the scrotum.
He doubts that President Ivanov is going to issue general amnesty considering how harshly his previous attempt was criticized and because the case this time round is politically very com plicated. Arsovski doesn't rule out the possibility altogether though.
Then, the posterior leaflet edge was rotated clockwise and sutured to the septal edge of the anterior leaflet, and the true tricuspid annulus was plicated. Finally, the completed valve was attached to the true tricuspid annulus.
The residual fibrous cavity is plicated with sutures and closed resulting in cyst removal and cure.
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is characterized by granulomatous cheilitis, facial palsy and plicated tongue, although only one or two symptoms usually appear (the complete triad of symptoms occurs in only 25% of patients).
She has written several books angled toward children and technology, Dot Com plicated, Dot., and most recently, Missy President.
They were also classified by continence mechanism (tunneled or plicated ileocecal valve).
This results in the immobilization of the plicated diaphragm and reduction of the paradoxical movement and contralateral mediastinal involvement [25].