bends in stratified rocks that result from movements within the earth's crust and produce such structures as anticlines and synclines
The original strata and folding of the rocks can still be discerned.
Examples of 'folding' in a sentence
folding
Elvira stood hesitantly on the threshold of the kitchen, methodically folding plastic bags.
Meek, M R D IN REMEMBRANCE OF ROSE
He heard Hughes eating noisily at a folding table in a far corner of the room.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN
In other languages
folding
British English: folding /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ ADJECTIVE
A folding piece of furniture, bicycle, etc. can be folded, so that it can be carried or stored in a small space.
...a folding chair.
American English: folding
Arabic: قَابِلٌ لِلطَيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: dobrável
Chinese: 可折叠的
Croatian: sklopiv
Czech: skládací
Danish: sammenklappelig
Dutch: opvouwbaar
European Spanish: plegable
Finnish: kokoonpantava
French: pliant
German: zusammenklappbar
Greek: πτυσσόμενος
Italian: pieghevole
Japanese: 折りたたみの
Korean: 접는
Norwegian: sammenfoldet
Polish: składany
European Portuguese: dobrável
Romanian: pliant
Russian: складной
Latin American Spanish: plegable
Swedish: hopvikbar
Thai: ที่พับเก็บได้
Turkish: katlanır
Ukrainian: складаний
Vietnamese: có thể gấp được được
All related terms of 'folding'
fold
If you fold something such as a piece of paper or cloth , you bend it so that one part covers another part, often pressing the edge so that it stays in place.
folding top
A folding top is a soft roof of a vehicle that can be folded down or removed.
folding chair
a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport
folding door
a door in the form of two or more vertical hinged leaves that can be folded one against another
folding money
paper money
folding press
a fall in wrestling won by folding one's opponent's legs up to his or her head and pressing his or her shoulders to the floor
folding roof
The roof of a car or other vehicle is the top part of it, which protects passengers or goods from the weather .
folding seat
a seat that can be folded down
fold in
In cooking, if you fold in an ingredient or fold it into the other ingredients, you mix it very gently into the other ingredients.
fold up
If you fold something up , you make it into a smaller, neater shape by folding it, usually several times.