OVERFOLD


Meaning of OVERFOLD in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English overfolden to fold over, from over (I) + folden to fold

: to fold over ; specifically : to push over so as to form an overturned anticline

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: overfold (I) ; intended as translation of German überfaltung

1. : an overturned anticline

2. : a sigmoid fold comprising an overturned anticline and a syncline

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