fold folding | the act of folding, he gave the napkins a double fold |
axis axis of rotation | the center around which something rotates |
bi-fold door | an interior door |
fold sheepfold sheep pen sheepcote | a pen for sheep |
Herschelian telescope off-axis reflector | a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed |
protective fold | a flap of tissue that protects what it covers |
epicanthus epicanthic fold | a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus, normal for Mongolian peoples, sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome |
fold plica | a folded part (as in skin or muscle) |
vocal cord vocal fold vocal band plica vocalis | either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx |
false vocal cord false vocal fold superior vocal cord ventricular fold vestibular fold | either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization |
true vocal cord true vocal fold inferior vocal cord inferior vocal fold | either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis, produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them |
axis axis vertebra | the nd cervical vertebra, serves as a pivot for turning the head |
axis | a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions |
coordinate axis | one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system |
x-axis | the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system |
y-axis | the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system |
z-axis | the third axis in a -dimensional coordinate system |
major axis | the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid, passes through the two foci |
semimajor axis | one-half the major axis of an ellipse, the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end |
minor axis | the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid |
semiminor axis | one-half the minor axis of an ellipse |
principal axis optic axis | a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted, in a normal eye the optic axis is the direction in which objects are seen most distinctly |
optic axis | in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs, a crystal may have either one or two optic axes |
flock fold | a group of sheep or goats |
congregation fold faithful | a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church |
bloc axis | a group of countries in special alliance |
Axis | in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in which later included Japan and other nations, the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II |
axis | the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged |
fold folding | a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock |
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 |
fold | incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating, Fold the egg whites into the batter |
fold a fold up | become folded or folded up, The bed folds in a jiffy |
fold fold up turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other, fold up the newspaper, turn up your collar |
pen up fold | confine in a fold, like sheep |
close up close fold shut down close down | cease to operate or cause to cease operating, The owners decided to move and to close the factory, My business closes every night at P.M., close up the shop |
double doubled twofold two-fold | twice as great or many, ate a double portion, the dose is doubled, a twofold increase |
double dual twofold two-fold treble threefold three-fold | having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities, a double (or dual) role for an actor, the office of a clergyman is twofold, public preaching and private influence- R.W.Emerson, every episode has its double and treble meaning-Frederick Harrison |
treble threefold three-fold triple | three times as great or many, a claim for treble (or triple) damages, a threefold increase |
quadruple fourfold four-fold | four times as great or many, a fourfold increase in the dosage |
quadruple quadruplicate quadruplex fourfold four-fold | having four units or components, quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure, quadruplex wire |
quintuple fivefold five-fold | having five units or components |
sextuple sixfold six-fold | having six units or components |
septuple sevenfold seven-fold | having seven units or components |
octuple eightfold eight-fold | having eight units or components |
nonuple ninefold nine-fold | having nine units or components |
tenfold ten-fold denary | containing ten or ten parts |
thousand-fold thousand times | by three orders of magnitude, this poison is a thousand-fold more toxic |