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2. Verb. (third-person singular of fold) ¹

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Definition of Folds

1. fold [v] - See also: fold

Lexicographical Neighbors of Folds

Literary usage of Folds

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"Ill and 112 show the directions of the three dimensions of the folds of which only the height and breadth are indicated in A and B, Fig. 110. ..."

2. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1906)
"ROCK folds DUE TO WEATHERING MARK'S R. CAMPBELL The recent article by ... In most cases the folds were simply apparent in the disturbed sandy shales or ..."

3. Bulletin by Tennessee Division of Geology, Geological Survey, Division of Geology, Tennessee (1913)
"A series of such folds has been recognized in the area between Rockwood and ... Profile section showing fault folds in bed of "Rockwood" iron ore near ..."

4. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1889)
"A node corresponds to the attenuated middle limb of a fold, while a ventral segment represents the union of the complementary parts of two adjacent folds. ..."

5. Forest Physiography: Physiography of the United States and Principles of by Isaiah Bowman (1911)
"In the Appalachian Plateaus the folds are very gentle, with dips generally ... Most of the folds are symmetrical, with shorter, steeper northwest sides, ..."

6. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1900)
"These are not easily seen, because of the overshadowing higher folds and villi, and, ... Some of these lower, smaller folds are joined to the higher ones. ..."

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