folding

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape

   understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code

2. 2
   adj

   Designed to fold

   a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair

3. 3
   noun

   The action of folding; a fold.

   I have ſeen abundance of antique figures in Sculpture and Painting, with juſt the ſame turn in the lower foldings of the Veſt, when the perſon that wears it is in a poſture of tripping forward.

4. 4
   noun

   Paper money, as opposed to coins.

   He has written twelve of these fat sex and sword-play historical novels and every damn one of them has been on the best-seller lists. He must have made plenty of the folding.

5. 5
   noun

   the act of folding

6. 6
   noun

   a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

7. 7
   adj

   capable of being folded up and stored

8. 8
   noun

   The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.

Etymology

By surface analysis, fold + -ing.