| fabric [`fab·rik] ARCHITECTURE The framework of a building. GEOLOGY The spatial orientation of the elements of a sedimentary rock. PETROLOGY The sum of all the structural and textural features of a rock. Also known as petrofabric; rock fabric; structural fabric. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1. Arrangement or pattern of constituent parts. 2. Materials used in fabrication. TEXTILES A thin, flexible mate rial made of any combination of cloth, fiber, polymeric film, sheet, or foam. |