folding UK /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/US /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/noun 5adjective 1forms 1 noun5 •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. — 1719 •the deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression. •(slang) 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. — 1953 •Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation. •The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc. adjective1 •Designed to fold formsfoldings
