adj
Meaning 1
Designed to fold
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: non-folding
Standard Lemma guide
folding
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/
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General-American: /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/
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rhymes with -əʊldɪŋ
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noun
Meaning 2
The action of folding; a fold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
Paper money, as opposed to coins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, slang, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
present participle and gerund of fold
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
the act of folding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he gave the napkins a double fold
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fold
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change of shape
Narrower terms: plication, pleating
noun
Meaning 9
a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fold
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geological process, geologic process
noun
Meaning 10
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: protein folding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, fold + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: сгъваем (sgǎvaem) — made to fold
- Catalan: plegador — made to fold
- Catalan: plegable — made to fold
- Chinese Mandarin: 可折的 (kě zhé de) — made to fold
- Chinese Mandarin: 折疊的 /折叠的 (zhédié de) — made to fold
- Finnish: taittuva — made to fold
- Finnish: taitettava — made to fold
- French: pliant — made to fold
- French: repliable — made to fold
- French: rabattable — made to fold
- German: Klapp- — made to fold
- Japanese: 折り畳 (oritatami) — made to fold
- Māori: kōpakipaki — made to fold
- Russian: складно́й (skladnój) — made to fold
- Russian: раскладно́й (raskladnój) — made to fold
- Serbo-Croatian: sklopiv — made to fold
- Serbo-Croatian: склопив — made to fold
- Spanish: plegable — made to fold
- Swedish: vikbar — made to fold
- Swedish: fällbar — made to fold
- Swedish: ihopvikbar — made to fold
- Swedish: ihopfällbar — made to fold
- Bulgarian: сгъване (sgǎvane) — action of folding
- Catalan: plegatge — action of folding
- Chinese Mandarin: 折疊 /折叠 (zhédié) — action of folding
- Finnish: taittaminen — action of folding
- French: pliage — action of folding
- French: plissement — action of folding
- German: Falten — action of folding
- German: Klappen — action of folding
- Japanese: 畳むこと (tatamu koto) — action of folding
- Japanese: 折ること (oru koto) — action of folding
- Korean: 접기 (jeopgi) — action of folding
- Russian: скла́дывание (skládyvanije) — action of folding
- Russian: сгиба́ние (sgibánije) — action of folding
- Russian: свёртывание (svjórtyvanije) — action of folding
- Swedish: vikning — action of folding
Real reading context