origami

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable) The Japanese art of paper folding.
2. (countable) A piece of art made by folding paper.
3. (uncountable) The materials science technology that applies the art of origami to products.
4. (uncountable) The materials science that studies origami applications in various material.
5. (uncountable) The mathematics field that studies folding two-dimensional surfaces into three-dimensional structures, using folds and creases akin to those in the art of origami.

Verb

To construct by means of decorative paper folding.

Sinonieme

paper folding

bowtie

bow tie

Vertalings

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papiroflexia

أوريغامي

origami

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οριγκάμι

Mascherl

Querbinder

art

🎨

corbata de llacet

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌɒɹɪˈɡɑːmɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Japanese 折(お)り紙(がみ) (origami), from 折(お)り (ori, “to fold”) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”).