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Plication

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bendnoun(transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
crimpnounA fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
foldnoun(transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
creasenounA line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
flexurenounThe act of bending or flexing; flexion.
pleatingnounAn action or arrangement in which something is pleated.

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foldnounAn act of folding.
bendnounA curve.
flexurenounThe act of bending or flexing; flexion.
creasenounA line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
pleatingnounAn action or arrangement in which something is pleated.
crimpnounA fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
plicaturenoun(archaic outside sciences) A doubling; a fold; a plication.
enfoldingnounA folding around something.
infoldingnounA folding inward.
interfoldingnounA folding together or into one another.
enfoldmentnounThe act of enfolding.
tucknounAn act of tucking; a pleat or fold.
ligationnoun(surgery) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating.
infoldmentnounArchaic form of enfoldment. [The act of enfolding.]
gatherverbTo collect normally separate things.
colligationnounA binding together.
alligationnoun(obsolete) An old practical method of solving arithmetic problems related to mixtures of ingredients.
enwrapmentnounThe act of enwrapping; wrapping.
inflexurenoun(archaic) A flexion, a bend or fold.
imbricationnounA set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish.

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