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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

foldback en · NOUN

Etymology

From fold + back.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An overturned flap.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A current-limiting feature in power supplies and amplifiers.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The use of rear-facing heavy-duty loudspeakers on stage during live music performances, to improve sound for the audience or to allow performers to hear and monitor themselves.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A denatured (single-strand) DNA molecule that has formed base pair bonds with itself.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A chromosome that contains sequences which support foldback; A DNA molecule with a base sequence or sequences that are repeated in reverse order.
  6. (countable, qualifier:roleplaying games, uncountable) A portion of a storyline that branches based on user choices but where all branches eventually reconverge to a single inevitable event.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A multimethod research approach that includes open-ended interviewing, nominal group dialogue, survey and attitude scaling techniques, and multidimensional and cluster analyses.

Forms

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Deriveds

foldback clip

Translations (1)

mi oro auraki (use of rear-facing loudspeakers)