imbrication

English

Imbrication: the clasts are oriented in the same angle in relation to the base.

Etymology

imbricate +‎ -ion

Noun

imbrication (plural imbrications)

1. a set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish
2. (medicine) overlapping of layers of tissue in wound closure or correctional surgery
3. (geology) a sedimentary deposition in which small, flat stones are tiled in the same direction so that they overlap.

See also

• Imbrication on Wikipedia.Wikipedia