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overfolds

overfolds is the plural of overfold.

Meaning of overfold

Noun

overfold (plural overfolds)

  1. A fold whereby the strata are forced through an angle of more than 90 degrees, so that younger strata lie below older ones.
    • Thrusts were directed there; major overfolds bulged outwards towards the north.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 95

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Questions about overfolds

What is overfolds the plural of?
Overfolds is the plural of overfold.

Words near overfolds in the dictionary

  1. overfocussing
  2. overfogged
  3. overfold
  4. overfolded
  5. overfolding
  6. overfolds
  7. overfond
  8. overfondle
  9. overfondled
  10. overfondles
  11. overfondling

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