Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plication

2 senses of plication

Sense 1
fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend -- (an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow")
       => angular shape, angularity -- (a shape having one or more sharp angles)

Sense 2
plication, pleating -- (the act of folding in parallel folds)
       => fold, folding -- (the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold")