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1. A decoration or pattern showing an extension of tiles or oblong sections of material over others: There are ornamental imbrications on some pinnacles or towers.
2. A stacking pattern of sediment particles: One kind of imbrication is the result of strong, sustained water currents.
2. A stacking pattern of sediment particles: One kind of imbrication is the result of strong, sustained water currents.
The imbrication of pebbles indicates a long existence of water-currents flowing in a direction.
Quite often, imbrication goes unnoticed, but it's always worth looking for when studying sandstones.
Imbrication is also called shingling, as the particles line up overlapping like shingles.
![An imbrication of stones.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/imbrication-stones-1.jpg)
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An abnormality of positions of the eyelids in which the upper parts go over the lower parts when they are closed: The eyelid imbrications often cause a condition that leads to chronic irritation and inflammation of the eyes.
![A child with eyelid imbrication.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/imbrication-of-eyelids-1.jpg)
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