Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

z-fold

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: z--fold
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a continuous parallel folding in an accordion-like fashion, that is with folds alternatively made to the front and back in zig-zag folds.

Example Sentences

"{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': 'Seen from above, concertina folds resemble a Z or M or series of zigs and zags.'}"

Synonyms

accordion fold zig-zag fold concertina fold

Questions

What does z-fold mean?: a continuous parallel folding in an accordion-like fashion, that is with folds alternatively made to the front and back in zig-zag folds.

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