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folding

folding

2.5
Made so it becomes smaller for easy storage or carrying
  • adjective
  • /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/
translation icon : plegable
  • We purchased a folding table to use during family gatherings for extra space.

Not necessarily folding displays, but folding devices are coming.

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Examples

  • It is the world's first folding iPhone.

  • Hey, Sarah, you just got to play with a folding laptop.

  • Not necessarily folding displays, but folding devices are coming.

  • This is a quick drop professional grade folding drop cloth.

  • So this is now an ultra thin folding glass, not plastic.

  • A blank tech company gave a demonstration showing off folding OLED screens.

  • The camping chair is a folding model that fits easily into the car trunk.

  • This folding bike can be conveniently stored in small apartments.

Synonyms

collapsible
vsfolding
7 4.0

Folds into a smaller size for easy storage

is designed to be compact without needing dramatic size reduction
foldable
vsfolding
1 3.2

Able to be made smaller for easy carrying

is designed specifically to become compact for storage and transport
foldaway
vsfolding
4.6

Becomes smaller to save space when you do not use it

is designed mainly for compact storage rather than occasional use

Antonyms

1.0

Attached firmly to something so it cannot move

6.5

Unable to move or be moved easily

Compounds

14 1.0

A chair that can be made flat so you can carry or store it easily

1 2.8

A door made of sections that bend back to open and save space

1 3.2

Paper money that people carry in a wallet

protein folding
  • Specialized
1 4.4

The way a protein takes the shape it needs to work

A small portable saw with teeth on the blade that closes into its handle

How Portable

collapsible
7 4.0
foldaway
4.6
folding
2.5

Surface Forms

folding positive

Morphology

folding = fold (transparent) = fold + ing

Present-participle/participial adjective formed from 'fold' + '-ing' indicating something designed to be folded; meaning directly follows from the base verb.

Etymology

The word folding comes from fold, which means 'to bend' or 'to close'. So a folding chair or table is made to bend so you can store and carry it easily.