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interleaf

/ˈɪntəliːf/US/ˈɪntɚliːf/

interleaf noun: a leaf, often of tissue paper or other thin paper, inserted between the pages of a book to protect illustrations.

Noun

interleaf (plural interleaves)

  1. A leaf, often of tissue paper or other thin paper, inserted between the pages of a book to protect illustrations.
  2. A sheet of paper or cardboard, placed between layers on a pallet to create a cohesive structure.
    • If you stack high columns of these boxes without using interleafs they'll fall apart.

Verb

UK/ɪntəˈliːf/US/ɪntɚˈliːf/

interleaf (third-person singular simple present interleafs, present participle interleafing, simple past and past participle interleafed)

  1. Same as interleave
    Synonyms:
    interleave

interleaf meaning in Tamil and Kannada

interleaf in Tamil

இடைத்தாள்

interleaf in Kannada

ನಡುಹಾಳೆ, ಎಡೆಹಾಳೆ

Synonyms of interleaf

Forms of interleaf

Noun
pluralinterleaves
Verb
third-person singular presentinterleafs
present participleinterleafing
past participleinterleafed
pastinterleafed

Origin of interleaf

From inter- + leaf.

Words formed from interleaf

Questions about interleaf

What does interleaf mean?
Interleaf means a leaf, often of tissue paper or other thin paper, inserted between the pages of a book to protect illustrations.
What is interleaf in Tamil?
Interleaf in Tamil is இடைத்தாள். See Interleaf meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is interleaf?
Interleaf can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce interleaf?
Interleaf is pronounced /ˈɪntəliːf/ (UK).
What is the plural of interleaf?
The plural of interleaf is interleaves.

Words near interleaf in the dictionary

  1. interlaying
  2. interlayment
  3. interlayments
  4. interlays
  5. interleading
  6. interleaf
  7. interleafed
  8. interleafing
  9. interleaflet
  10. interleafs
  11. interleague

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: interleaf (page history and authors); interleaf (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interleaf (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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