corrugation | the act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves |
fold folding | the act of folding, he gave the napkins a double fold |
plication pleating | the act of folding in parallel folds |
flute fluting | a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column) |
folding chair | a chair that can be folded flat for storage |
folding door accordion door | an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges) |
folding saw | a saw with a toothed blade that folds into a handle (the way a pocketknife folds) |
minute gun | (military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral) |
minute hand big hand | points to the minutes |
hour minute | distance measured by the time taken to cover it, we live an hour from the airport, its justminutes away |
minute | a short note, the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting |
minute book | a book in which minutes have been written |
minute steak | a thin steak that can be cooked quickly |
four-minute man | someone who has run the mile in less that minutes |
paper money folding money paper currency | currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie |
fold folding | a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock |
protein folding folding | the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape, understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code |
minute arcminute minute of arc | a unit of angular distance equal to a th of a degree |
ampere-minute | a unit of charge equal tocoulombs |
light minute | the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute, approximately million kilometers |
corrugation | a ridge on a corrugated surface |
fold crease plication flexure crimp bend | 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 |
minute min | a unit of time equal toseconds or th of an hour, he ran a minute mile |
moment minute second instant | a particular point in time, the moment he arrived the party began |
eleventh hour last minute | the latest possible moment, money became available at the eleventh hour, at the last minute the government changed the rules |
moment mo minute second bit | an indefinitely short time, wait just a moment, in a mo, it only takes a minute, in just a bit |
a blink of an eye flash heartbeat instant jiffy split second trice twinkling wink New York minute | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat), if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash |
revolutions per minute rpm rev | rate of revolution of a motor, the engine was doing revs |
count per minute counts minute | frequency per minute |
words per minute wpm | the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing) |
beats per minute bpm metronome marking M.M. | the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring inseconds |
minute narrow | characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination, a minute inspection of the grounds, a narrow scrutiny, an exact and minute report |
foldable foldaway folding(a) | capable of being folded up and stored, a foldaway bed |
up-to-the-minute latest | up to the immediate present, most recent or most up-to-date, the news is up-to-the-minute, the very latest scientific discoveries |
infinitesimal minute | infinitely or immeasurably small, two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm, reduced to a microscopic scale |
last-minute | just before a deadline, at the last minute, last-minute arrangements |