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Folium

Folium Meaning & Definition
Folium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Folium?

[n] a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock

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See Also | formation | geological formation | geology

Folium In Webster's Dictionary

\Fo"li*um\, n.; pl. E. {Foliums}, L. {Folia}. [L., a leaf.] 1. A leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate. 2. (Geom.) A curve of the third order, consisting of two infinite branches, which have a common asymptote. The curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence the name. Its equation is x^{3} + y^{3} = axy.

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