What is another word for infolding?

Pronunciation: [ɪnfˈə͡ʊldɪŋ] (IPA)

Infolding is defined as the process of tucking or folding something inwardly. Some synonyms for infolding include 'involution', 'inward curvature', 'inward bending', 'convergence', 'coiling', or 'enfolding'. Involution expresses the concept of something turning or folding inward, while inward curvature describes the process of something curving or bending inwards. Inward bending and coiling imply a more circular movement of the infolding, while convergence promotes the idea of things coming together towards a central point. Enfolding is often used to describe the gentler process of wrapping something around itself, rather than deeply tucking it inwards. These synonyms can be used to add more variety and precision to your writing.

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What are the hypernyms for Infolding?

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What are the hyponyms for Infolding?

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Usage examples for Infolding

He let it be, not with the same unconsciousness in the matter as she, but hoping that the soft, warm infolding would somehow do him good.
"Aurora the Magnificent"
Gertrude Hall
Then had the earth beneath me yawning given Sign of convulsion; and tho' horrid rifts Sent up the moaning of unhappy spirits Imprison'd in her centre, with the heat Of their infolding element; had the angels, The watchers at heaven's gate, push'd them apart, And from the golden threshold had down-roll'd Their heaviest thunder, I had lain as still, And blind and motionless as then I lay!
"The Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson"
Alfred Lord Tennyson
These are my imperishable relics; these are the deeds of my life that I shall love best to look back on, when the all-infolding shadows of death are closing round me.
"The Two Destinies"
Wilkie Collins

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