Fanfold
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A document folded in this manner.
Verb
- 1 To fold in this manner. transitive
"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."
Adjective
- 1 Having the shape of fan or concertina, with a row of sheets alternately folded backwards and forwards. not-comparable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From fan + fold.
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