plicate
Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.
Adjective
- Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.
Origin
From Latin plicātus, perfect passive participle of plicō (“to fold”), see -ate.
Forms
Related
implicate plait plash plat pleach pleat plex plication plicature plié ploy ply replicate
Derived
biplicate pentaplicate plicately sesquiplicate subplicate uniplicate
Verb
- To fold or pleat (usually used in passive).