Hanging fold

  • 1Fold mountain — Fold mountains are mountains formed due mainly to the effects of folding on layers within the upper part of the Earth s crust. In the time before either Plate tectonic theory developed, or the internal architecture of thrust belts became well… …

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  • 2Fold (geology) — For other uses, see Fold (disambiguation). Very tight folds. Formation near Moruya, New South Wales, Australia …

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  • 3fold — [[t]fo͟ʊld[/t]] ♦♦♦ folds, folding, folded 1) VERB 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. [V n] He folded the paper carefully …

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  • 4Double Fold — For the term double fold used in paper testing, see Double fold (paper testing) Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper is a non fiction book by Nicholson Baker that was published in April, 2001. An excerpt appeared in the July 24, 2000… …

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  • 5scaf|fold — «SKAF uhld», noun, verb. –n. 1. a temporary structure for holding workmen and materials during the construction, repair, or decoration of a building. 2. a raised platform on which criminals are put to death, especially by hanging: »Truth forever… …

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  • 6Calotes — ▪ reptile genus       genus of arboreal (tree dwelling) lizards (lizard) of the family Agamidae, remarkable for their extreme colour changes when excited. It is found in gardens and forests (forest) of India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and some… …

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  • 7flap — I. n. 1. Hanging fold. 2. Flapping, swinging, pendulous motion. 3. Flapping stroke, slap. II. v. a. Wave about, shake, beat, vibrate, flutter. III. v. n. 1. Wave, vibrate, move in folds, flutter noisily. 2 …

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  • 8dewlap — noun (C) a hanging fold of loose skin under the throat of a cow, dog etc …

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  • 9sine — sine1 [sīn] n. [ML sinus (< L, a bend, curve, hanging fold of a toga), used as transl. of Ar jaib, sine, bosom of a garment] Trigonometry the reciprocal of the cosecant; specif., a) the ratio of the opposite side of a given acute angle in a… …

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  • 10List of collieries in Lancashire 1854-present — The Lancashire coal field was the most prolific in England, the number of shafts sunk to gain coal number several thousand, for example, in 1958, Wigan undertook a survey of old shafts and located 500. In 1980 following several years of… …

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