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backfolding

backfolding noun: a folding backwards.

Noun

backfolding (plural backfoldings)

  1. A folding backwards.
    • While the former leads to a weak backfolding of surface bands only, the latter can modify the surface-state dispersion and lead to a Lifshitz transition.2015, Pier Paolo Baruselli, Matthias Vojta, “Surface reconstruction in a tight-binding model for the topological Kondo insulator SmB6”, in arXiv

Forms of backfolding

pluralbackfoldings

Questions about backfolding

What does backfolding mean?
Backfolding means a folding backwards.
What part of speech is backfolding?
Backfolding is a noun.
What is the plural of backfolding?
The plural of backfolding is backfoldings.

Words near backfolding in the dictionary

  1. backflushes
  2. backflushing
  3. backflux
  4. backfluxes
  5. backfolded
  6. backfolding
  7. backfoldings
  8. backfoot
  9. backfooted
  10. backfooting
  11. backfoots

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