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folding::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fold |
| Type of | change of shape |
| Has types | plication, pleating |
| Derivation | fold |
folding::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fold |
| Type of | geological process, geologic process |
folding::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | protein folding |
| Type of | organic process, biological process |
understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code.
Examples of folding
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It was replaced with an instant-up folding pantry, which really is the business.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Some guys finesse the issue by folding their towel and putting it on their head.
From the theatlantic.com
Break out folding chairs, such as these from Ballard Designs, for extra seating.
From the washingtonpost.com
Folding chairs were in abundance, so there was a busload of room on the benches.
From the ocregister.com
Now he's down to performing in front of a few folding chairs in some Jersey gym.
From the omaha.com
Can you get any better than a folding hunter model like the ubiquitous Buck 110?
From the newsobserver.com
Country cupboards, folding chairs and local artwork give the place a homey feel.
From the lohud.com
Folding from between the seatbacks is a massive storage console with cupholders.
From the washingtontimes.com
Zuker, M.Mfold web server for nucleic acid folding and hybridization prediction.
From the nature.com
- 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"
- Bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
- Incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
- Congregation: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
- A geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
- Close up: cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"
- Fold was the debut release by Australian rock band Epicure. It was issued on 7 August 2000.
- The term fold is used in geology when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, are bent or curved as a result of plastic (that is, permanent) deformation. Synsedimentary folds are those due to slumping of sedimentary material before it is lithified. ...
- In functional programming, fold, also known variously as reduce, accumulate, compress or inject, is a family of higher-order functions that iterate an arbitrary function over a data structure in some order and build up a return value. ...
