Faulting vs Folding - What's the difference?
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As verbs the difference between faulting and folding is that faulting is while folding is . As nouns the difference between faulting and folding is that faulting is formation of a geological fault while folding is the action of folding; a fold. As an adjective folding is designed to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc.
faulting English
Verb
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Noun
( en noun)
Formation of a geological fault.
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folding Adjective
( en adjective)
Designed to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc.
Noun
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The action of folding; a fold.
* Addison
- The lower foldings of the vest.
* 2007 , Greg Patent, ?Dave McLean, A Baker's Odyssey
- Refrigerating the dough between rollings and foldings also makes the dough easy to handle and prevents the butter from becoming too soft.
The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.
(computing, programming) : a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.
(geology) the deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.
(slang) Paper money, as opposed to coins.
* 1953 , (Raymond Chandler), The Long Goodbye , Penguin 2010, p. 123:
- He has written twelve of these fat sex and sword-play historical novels and every damn one of them has been on the best-seller lists. He must have made plenty of the folding .
Verb
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Derived terms
* folding stuff
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