folium

[ad_1] noun, plural fo·li·a [foh-lee-uh] /ˈfoʊ li ə/.

1. a thin leaflike stratum or layer; a lamella.
2. Geometry. a loop; part of a curve terminated at both ends by the same node. Equation: x3 + y3 = 3axy.

noun plural -lia (-lɪə)

1. a plane geometrical curve consisting of a loop whose two ends, intersecting at a node, are asymptotic to the same line. Standard equation: x ³ + y ³=3a xy where x = y +a is the equation of the line
2. any thin leaflike layer, esp of some metamorphic rocks

n.

see folio.

n. pl. fo•li•a (-lē-ə)

1. A broad, thin, leaflike structure, as of the cerebellar cortex.

Plural folia

1. A thin, leaflike layer or stratum occurring especially in metamorphic rock.
2. A plane cubic curve having a single loop, a node, and two ends asymptotic to the same line. Also called folium of Descartes

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