Meaning & use
Imbricated
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Arranged with edges overlapping in a regular pattern, like roof tiles, fish scales, or shingles.
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The building's facade featured imbricated bronze panels that caught the light.
Under the microscope, the imbricated cells formed a scale-like pattern.
A note on using this word
Imbricated comes from Latin imbrex, a curved roof tile, and is common in botany, zoology, and architecture to describe overlapping surfaces.
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