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English Dictionary: Folium by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
folium
n
  1. a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Folium \Fo"li*um\, n.; pl. E. {Foliums}, L. {Folia}. [L., a
      leaf.]
      1. A leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate.
  
      2. (Geom.) A curve of the third order, consisting of two
            infinite branches, which have a common asymptote. The
            curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence
            the name. Its equation is x^{3} + y^{3} = axy.
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