plication

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One new ap plication which has already been revealed is the use of radar with antiaircraft guns to direct fire.

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His research, he says, has practical ap plication right now.

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Lastly, at intervals, probably separated from each other by vast periods of time, the terrestrial crust undergoes intense plication and fracture, and is consequently ridged up into mountain-chains.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

Take, for example, the proofs of gigantic plication, fracture and displacement within the terrestrial crust.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

Besides such intense plication, extensive rupturing of the crust has taken place in the same range of mountains.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various