Plication — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an angular or rounded shape made by folding

the act of folding in parallel folds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/plɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plɪkˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /plɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a fold in the napkin
a crease in his trousers
a plication on her blouse

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bend pleating fold crimp flexure crease

Parts of Speech

noun	an angular or rounded shape made by folding “a fold in the napkin”
noun	the act of folding in parallel folds

Word Forms

fold	verb	bend or lay so that one part covers the other
plicate	verb	fold into pleats,
flex	verb	form a curve
crimp	verb	make ridges into by pinching together
bend	verb	form a curve
pleat	verb	pleat or gather into a ruffle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anwendung

eine eckige oder abgerundete Form, die durch Falten entsteht

🇫🇷French

application

une forme angulaire ou arrondie réalisée par pliage

🇪🇸Spanish

plegamiento

una forma angular o redondeada hecha mediante plegado

🇮🇹Italian

plicatura

una forma angolare o arrotondata realizzata mediante piegatura

🇳🇱Dutch

toepassing

een hoekige of ronde vorm gemaakt door vouwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

plicação

uma forma angular ou arredondada feita dobrando

🇷🇺Russian

заявление

угловатая или округлая форма, полученная путем складывания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तह

मोड़कर बनाई गई कोणीय या गोलाकार आकृति

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রয়োগ

ভাঁজ করে তৈরি একটি কৌণিক বা গোলাকার আকৃতি

🇮🇳Tamil

விண்ணப்பம்

மடிப்பதன் மூலம் செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரு கோண அல்லது வட்ட வடிவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

దరఖాస్తు

మడత ద్వారా తయారు చేయబడిన కోణీయ లేదా గుండ్రని ఆకారం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्लिकेशन

फोल्ड करून बनवलेला एक कोनीय किंवा गोलाकार आकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

અરજી

ફોલ્ડિંગ દ્વારા બનાવેલ કોણીય અથવા ગોળાકાર આકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರ್ಜಿ

ಮಡಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಮಾಡಿದ ಕೋನೀಯ ಅಥವಾ ದುಂಡಾದ ಆಕಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപേക്ഷ

മടക്കിക്കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച കോണീയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള രൂപം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਪਲੀਕੇਸ਼ਨ

ਫੋਲਡਿੰਗ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਕੋਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਗੋਲ ਆਕਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

درخواست

فولڈنگ کے ذریعہ بنائی گئی ایک کونیی یا گول شکل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

折叠

通过折叠制成的有角或圆形的形状

🇯🇵Japanese

ひだ

折り畳むことによって作られる角張ったまたは丸い形

🇰🇷Korean

습곡

접어서 만든 각진 모양이나 둥근 모양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhân lên

một hình dạng góc cạnh hoặc tròn được tạo ra bằng cách gấp

🇹🇭Thai

ใบสมัคร

รูปร่างเชิงมุมหรือโค้งมนโดยการพับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

lipatan

bentuk bersudut atau bulat yang dibuat dengan cara dilipat

🇵🇭Filipino

plikasyon

isang angular o bilugan na hugis na ginawa sa pamamagitan ng pagtitiklop

🇲🇾Malay

lipatan

bentuk sudut atau bulat yang dibuat dengan lipatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طي

شكل زاوي أو مستدير مصنوع عن طريق الطي

🇮🇷Persian

کاربرد

یک شکل زاویه ای یا گرد که با تا کردن ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

uygulama

katlanarak yapılan açısal veya yuvarlak bir şekil

🇮🇱Hebrew

קִפּוּל

צורה זוויתית או מעוגלת העשויה על ידי קיפול

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