fanfold
fanfold adjective: having the shape of fan or concertina, with a row of sheets alternately folded backwards and forwards.
Adjective
fanfold (not comparable)
- Having the shape of fan or concertina, with a row of sheets alternately folded backwards and forwards.
- The problem appears to have started when a guide wire became hung up on one of the long hinges that join the fanfold panels of the array.2007 November 1, John Schwartz, “Repairing Solar Array Is New Focus of Spacewalk”, in New York Times
Verb
fanfold (third-person singular simple present fanfolds, present participle fanfolding, simple past and past participle fanfolded)
- To fold in this manner.
- When the top sheet, blanket, and bedspread of a closed bed are turned back, or fanfolded, the closed bed becomes an open bed, or a bed ready to receive a patient or resident.2005, Pamela J. Carter, Susan Lewsen, Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, page 277
Noun
fanfold (plural fanfolds)
- A document folded in this manner.
Forms of fanfold
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | fanfolds |
| present participle | fanfolding |
| past participle | fanfolded |
| past | fanfolded |
| Noun | |
| plural | fanfolds |
Origin of fanfold
From fan + fold.
Questions about fanfold
- What does fanfold mean?
- Fanfold means having the shape of fan or concertina, with a row of sheets alternately folded backwards and forwards.
- What part of speech is fanfold?
- Fanfold can be an adjective, a verb or a noun.
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