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Definition of Folding

1. Adjective. Capable of being folded up and stored. "A foldaway bed"

2. Noun. The process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape. "Understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code"

3. Noun. A geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock.

4. Noun. The act of folding. "He gave the napkins a double fold"

Definition of Folding

1. n. The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication.

Definition of Folding

1. Adjective. Designed to fold; ''as'' a folding bed, a folding chair, etc. ¹

2. Noun. The action of folding; a fold. ¹

3. Noun. (computing programming) Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation. ¹

4. Verb. (present participle of fold) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Folding

1. fold [v] - See also: fold

Medical Definition of Folding

1. 1. The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication. "The lower foldings of the vest." (Addison) 2. The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc. Folding boat, a portable boat made by stretching canvas, etc, over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by tourists, etc. Folding chair, a chair which may be shut up compactly for carriage or stowage; a camp chair. Folding door, one of two or more doors filling a single and hung upon hinges. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Folding

foldboat foldboats folded folded-lung syndrome folded-up folded mountain folded optics foldedness folden folder

folderless folderlike folderol folderols folders folding (current term) folding(a) folding chair folding chairs folding door

folding fracture folding knife folding knives folding money folding screen folding screens folding stuff foldings foldless foldome

Literary usage of Folding

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"The geologic age of folding is determined by correlation with strata of which ... 101, the folding was post-Ordovician and pre-Devonian, for the strata (a) ..."

2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1894)
"REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DOCUMENT AND folding ROOM. SIR: T liave the honor to submit herewith my report on the work of the Document and folding ..."

3. Famous Problems of Elementary Geometry: The Duplication of the Cube, the by Félix Klein (1897)
"Before quitting the subject we may mention a new and very simple method of effecting certain constructions, paper folding. ..."

4. Mineral Deposits by Waldemar Lindgren (1919)
"Extensive folding is usually effected by horizontal or "tangential" ... In folding on a large scale it is necessary that the sedimentary complex have Fio. ..."

5. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1922)
"he was unable, at the last moment to procure A folding Book Case the approval of ... You have perhaps heard of folding beds. This is a folding book case. ..."

6. Reports ... 2d Series by International Labour Office, United States Tariff Commission (1915)
"This class of folding, like the regional dip, however, is so gentle that it can be detected only where geologic work covers a comparatively ..."

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