Origami has its own set of terms, and these often cannot be translated literally. This dictionary provides translations for the vocabulary used in paper folding. Additionally, details on every term are given to clarify their meaning – simply search for them, or click on the initial terms in the translation table.
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| base |
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| bird base |
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| blintz |
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| blintzed bird base |
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| blintzed fish base |
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| blintzed frog base |
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| blintzed kite base |
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| blintzed windmill base |
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| bone folder |
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| book fold |
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| box pleating |
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| closed sink |
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| color |
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| colour |
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| crease line |
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| crease pattern |
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| crimp |
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| cupboard fold |
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| cut |
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| design |
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| diagonal fold |
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| diagrams |
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| enlarged view |
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| equal angles |
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| equal distances |
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| equilateral |
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| fish base |
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| fold and unfold (precrease) |
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| fold over and over again |
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| folding bone |
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| folding sequence |
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| folding symbol |
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| frog base |
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| glue |
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| hexagon |
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| inflate |
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| inside reverse fold |
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| kite base |
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| modular |
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| mountain fold |
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| octagon |
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| open sink |
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| origami |
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| outside reverse fold |
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| paper folding |
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| pentagon |
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| petal fold |
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| pleat |
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| precrease |
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| preliminary base |
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| preliminary fold |
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| rabbit ear |
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| rectangle |
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| repeat |
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| rotate |
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| ruler |
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| scissors |
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| sheet (of paper) |
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| shrunken view |
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| sink |
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| spread sink |
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| spread squash |
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| square |
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| squash fold |
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| stretched bird base |
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| stretched frog base |
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| swivel fold |
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| transparency view |
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| triangle |
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| turn the model over |
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| tweezers |
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| twist fold |
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| valley fold |
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| waterbomb base |
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| wet folding |
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| windmill base |
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| wrap |
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| wrap behind |
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| wrap to the front |
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| x-ray view |
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| zoom in |
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| zoom out |
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