zig-zag fold
- noun
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doblez en zig-zag
- A zig-zag fold can be seen in the way the map opens and closes along its creases.
Examples
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He carefully created a zig-zag fold in the brochure to make it compact and easy to carry.
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The artist used a zig-zag fold technique to achieve a three-dimensional effect in her paper sculpture.
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The artist used a zig-zag fold in her paper sculpture.
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Can you show me how to make a zig-zag fold?
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He carefully created a zig-zag fold in the brochure to make it compact and easy to carry.
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A zig-zag fold can be seen in the way the map opens and closes along its creases.
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The artist used a zig-zag fold technique to achieve a three-dimensional effect in her paper sculpture.
Synonyms
A way of bending paper to make a zigzag shape like an accordion, often used in brochures and maps
A way of folding paper that makes a zig-zag, often for maps or brochures
A pattern where paper, cloth, or rock is bent back and forth like an accordion
Paper in a long zigzag stack for use in printers
Surface Forms
Morphology
zig-zag + fold
The noun is directly compositional: 'zig-zag' describes a back-and-forth Z-shaped pattern and 'fold' denotes a crease, so a 'zig-zag fold' is simply a fold made in that pattern. This straightforward compound follows normal English composition and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the two constituent words.
Etymology
Zig-zag fold comes from folding paper back and forth so the creases change direction like a quick zig and zag, making sharp angles like the letter 'Z'. So, it means a fold with parallel creases that point left and right and look like 'Z' shapes.
