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• Fold (geology) — For other uses, see Fold (disambiguation). Very tight folds. Formation near Moruya, New South Wales, Australia …   Wikipedia

• fold — fold1 foldable, adj. /fohld/, v.t. 1. to bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself. 2. to bring into a compact form by bending and laying parts together (often fol. by up): to fold up a map; to fold one s legs under oneself. 3. to bring (the… …   Universalium

• fold — fold1 [fəuld US fould] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bend)¦ 2¦(smaller/neater)¦ 3¦(furniture etc)¦ 4 fold your arms 5¦(business)¦ 6¦(cover)¦ 7 fold somebody in your arms Phrasal verbs 　fold something<=>in ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Fold (higher-order function) — In functional programming, fold, also known variously as reduce, accumulate, compress or inject, is a family of higher order functions that process a data structure in some order and build up a return value. Typically, a fold deals with two… …   Wikipedia

• fold — 1 verb 1 BEND (T) to bend a piece of paper, cloth etc by laying or pressing one part over another: Fold the paper along the dotted line. | fold sth in two/half: The woman folded the tickets in two and tore them in half. 2 MAKE STH SMALLER/NEATER… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina …   Medical dictionary

• fold up — PHRASAL VERB If you fold something up, you make it into a smaller, neater shape by folding it, usually several times. → See also 4), fold up [V n P] She folded it up, and tucked it into her purse... [V P n (not pron)] He folded up his pap …   English dictionary

• sev|er|al-fold — «SEHV uhr uhl FOHLD, SEHV ruhl », adverb, adjective. several times as much or as many: »It is possible to reduce those effects several fold (Scientific American) (adv.). It has led to a several fold increase in yields since 1910 (New Scientist)… …   Useful english dictionary

• Death fold — Cartoon representation of the molecular structure of a death domain protein. 1ngr The death fold is a tertiary structure motif commonly found in proteins involved in apoptosis or inflammation related processes. This motif is com …   Wikipedia

• Mad Fold-in — The Mad Fold in is a feature found on the inside back cover of virtually every Mad magazine since 1964. Written and drawn by Al Jaffee, the Fold in is one of the most well known aspects of the magazine. The feature was conceived in response to… …   Wikipedia