overfoldedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈfəʊldᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈfoʊldəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overfold v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < overfold v. + -ed suffix¹.

That is folded over; (Geology) characterized by overfolding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > fold or dip > [adjective] > overturned

overturned1561

overfolded1882

1882 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 173 177 We have to reconsider the meaning of..the overlying and overfolded mid-brain.

1940 Geogr. Rev. 30 215 We are so accustomed to study the structure of the Alps and their overfolded nappes that we think of them as a mighty wall across central Europe.

1963 Trans. Geol. Soc. S. Afr. 66 49 The mass is bordered on three sides by small overfolded synclines.

1999 Canoeist May 23/3 The horizontal tears in its snowy crust like the cracks in an overfolded piece of pastry.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overfolded
释义	overfoldedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈfəʊldᵻd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈfoʊldəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overfold v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < overfold v. + -ed suffix¹. That is folded over; (Geology) characterized by overfolding. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > fold or dip > [adjective] > overturned overturned1561 overfolded1882 1882 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 173 177 We have to reconsider the meaning of..the overlying and overfolded mid-brain. 1940 Geogr. Rev. 30 215 We are so accustomed to study the structure of the Alps and their overfolded nappes that we think of them as a mighty wall across central Europe. 1963 Trans. Geol. Soc. S. Afr. 66 49 The mass is bordered on three sides by small overfolded synclines. 1999 Canoeist May 23/3 The horizontal tears in its snowy crust like the cracks in an overfolded piece of pastry. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1882
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