origami
Meaning
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- The Japanese art of paper folding.
- A piece of art made by folding paper.
- The materials science technology that applies the art of origami to products.
- The materials science that studies origami applications in various material.
- 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.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɒɹɪˈɡɑːmɪ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 折(お)り紙(がみ) (origami), from 折(お)り (ori, “to fold”) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”).
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