In geology, a bend in beds or layers of rock. If the bend is arched in the middle it is called an anticline; if it sags downward in the middle it is called a syncline. The line along which a bed of rock folds is called its axis. The axial plane is the plane joining the axes of successive beds.
1. A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle); SYN. plica.
2. A pen for sheep; SYN. sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote.
3. An angular shape made by folding; SYN. crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend.
4. The act of folding; SYN. folding.
Famille, maison.
1. Partie pliée d'un objet. Le pli d'une serviette.
2. Pliure. Un faux pli.
3. Bourrelet.
4. Ride. Un pli au front.
5. Fronce. Un pli de jupe.
6. Lettre. Remettre un pli.
7. Habitude. Prendre un pli.
8. Levée. Un pli au bridge.
1. Recul. Repli de la bourse.
2. (Au pluriel) Plissement. Les replis du terrain.
3. (Au figuré) (Au pluriel) Recoin. Les replis de la conscience.
1. To become folded; SYN. fold up.
2. To bend or lay so that one part covers the other; SYN. fold up, turn up.
3. To incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeated overturnings without stirring or beating.
4. To intertwine.
1. Rabattre. Plier un éventail.
2. Courber. Plier des roseaux.
3. Dompter. Plier quelqu'un ŕ ses caprices.
4. (Intrans.) Céder. Plier sous la pression.
(Used in combination) Multiplied by a specified number.