Synonyms and Antonyms of plication

synonym (synonym of plication)

  • (noun.shape)
    bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold
    an angular or rounded shape made by folding (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.act)
    pleating
    the act of folding in parallel folds (noun.act)
     

hypernym (plication IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • an angular or rounded shape made by folding (noun.shape)
    angular shape, angularity
    a shape having one or more sharp angles (noun.shape)
     
  • the act of folding in parallel folds (noun.act)
    fold, folding
    the act of folding (noun.act)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF plication relation)

  • an angular or rounded shape made by folding (noun.shape)
    plait, pleat
    any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    kink, twirl, twist
    a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    pucker, ruck
    an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) (noun.shape)
     

derivation (.... is derived from plication)

  • (verb.contact)
    fold, fold up, turn up
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bend, deform, flex, turn, twist
    cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    crimp, pinch
    make ridges into by pinching together (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bend, flex
    form a curve (verb.motion)
     
  • the act of folding in parallel folds (noun.act)
    pleat, plicate
    fold into pleats, (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    pleat, ruffle
    pleat or gather into a ruffle (verb.contact)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation bend crease crimp flexure pleating fold folding angular shape angularity plait pleat kink pucker ruck pleat plicate ruffle fold bend deform
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. bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold . pleating . angular shape, angularity . fold, folding . plait, pleat . kink, twirl, twist . pucker, ruck . fold, fold up, turn up . bend, deform, flex, turn, twist . crimp, pinch . bend, flex . pleat, plicate . pleat, ruffle


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