What is "folding" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "folding": the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape

Noun

Meaning of "folding": capable of being folded up and stored

Adjective

Meaning of "folding": a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

Noun

Meaning of "folding": the act of folding

Noun

Synonyms:

curl, crimp, knit, bend, tuck, pleat, purse, intertwine, ridge, overlay, overlap, ruck, replicate, hem, ruffle, wrinkle, lap, furrow, crisp, double, gather, pucker, cockle, plait, groove, crumple, plicate, telescope, corrugate, dog-ear, double over, ruche, turn under, wrap, involve, entwine, envelop, enfold, do up, wrap up, collapse, crash, give, yield, pauper, break, bust, impoverish, pauperize, crumple, go under, shut down, be ruined, become insolvent, go bankrupt, go bust, go into Chapter 11,

Antonyms:

straighten, flatten, loosen, achieve, open, divide, separate, smooth, leave, unbend, free, let out, loose, succeed, flatten, loosen, achieve, free, let go, leave, unbend, let out, loose, succeed, withhold, mend, flatten, loosen, achieve, fix, leave, unbend, free, let out, loose, succeed,