folding : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: folding	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for folding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
folding adj capable of being folded up and stored; "a foldaway bed" Synonym(s): foldable, foldaway, folding(a) n the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape; "understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code" Synonym(s): protein folding, folding a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock Synonym(s): fold, folding the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" Synonym(s): fold, folding
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fold \Fold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Folded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Folding}.] [OE. folden, falden, AS. fealdan; akin to OHG. faltan, faldan, G. falten, Icel. falda, Dan. folde, Sw. f[86]lla, Goth. fal[?]an, cf. Gr.[?] twofold, Skr. pu[?]a a fold. Cf. {Fauteuil}.] 1. To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter. As a vesture shalt thou fold them up. --Heb. i. 12. 2. To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair. 3. To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace. A face folded in sorrow. --J. Webster. We will descend and fold him in our arms. --Shak. 4. To cover or wrap up; to conceal. Nor fold my fault in cleanly coined excuses. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Folding \Fold"ing\, n. 1. The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication. The lower foldings of the vest. --Addison. 2. (Agric.) 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. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {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.