Definition of foliated

• imp. & p. p. - of Foliate
• a. - Having leaves, or leaflike projections; as, a foliated shell.
• a. - Containing, or consisting of, foils; as, a foliated arch.
• a. - Characterized by being separable into thin plates or folia; as, graphite has a foliated structure.
• a. - Laminated, but restricted to the variety of laminated structure found in crystalline schist, as mica schist, etc.; schistose.
• a. - Spread over with an amalgam of tin and quicksilver.