imbrication imbricately • imbricative · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · imbrication · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles). Synonyms: overlapping, lapping. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · overlapping · · Synonym 1 lapping · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074