Dictionary

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
  • base
bird base
  • bird base
blintz
  • blintz
blintzed bird base
  • blintzed bird base
blintzed fish base
  • blintzed fish base
blintzed frog base
  • blintzed frog base
blintzed kite base
  • blintzed kite base
blintzed windmill base
  • blintzed windmill base
bone folder
  • bone folder
  • folding bone
book fold
  • book fold
box pleating
  • box pleating
closed sink
  • closed sink
color
  • color
  • colour
colour
  • color
  • colour
crease line
  • crease line
crease pattern
  • crease pattern
crimp
  • crimp
cupboard fold
  • cupboard fold
cut
  • cut
design
  • design
diagonal fold
  • diagonal fold
diagrams
  • diagrams
enlarged view
  • enlarged view
  • zoom in
equal angles
  • equal angles
equal distances
  • equal distances
equilateral
  • equilateral
fish base
  • fish base
fold and unfold (precrease)
  • fold and unfold (precrease)
  • precrease
fold over and over again
  • fold over and over again
folding bone
  • bone folder
  • folding bone
folding sequence
  • folding sequence
folding symbol
  • folding symbol
frog base
  • frog base
glue
  • glue
hexagon
  • hexagon
inflate
  • inflate
inside reverse fold
  • inside reverse fold
kite base
  • kite base
modular
  • modular
mountain fold
  • mountain fold
octagon
  • octagon
open sink
  • open sink
origami
  • origami
  • paper folding
outside reverse fold
  • outside reverse fold
paper folding
  • origami
  • paper folding
pentagon
  • pentagon
petal fold
  • petal fold
pleat
  • pleat
precrease
  • fold and unfold (precrease)
  • precrease
preliminary base
  • preliminary base
  • preliminary fold
preliminary fold
  • preliminary base
  • preliminary fold
rabbit ear
  • rabbit ear
rectangle
  • rectangle
repeat
  • repeat
rotate
  • rotate
ruler
  • ruler
scissors
  • scissors
sheet (of paper)
  • sheet (of paper)
shrunken view
  • shrunken view
  • zoom out
sink
  • sink
spread sink
  • spread sink
  • spread squash
spread squash
  • spread sink
  • spread squash
square
  • square
squash fold
  • squash fold
stretched bird base
  • stretched bird base
stretched frog base
  • stretched frog base
swivel fold
  • swivel fold
transparency view
  • transparency view
  • x-ray view
triangle
  • triangle
turn the model over
  • turn the model over
tweezers
  • tweezers
twist fold
  • twist fold
valley fold
  • valley fold
waterbomb base
  • waterbomb base
wet folding
  • wet folding
windmill base
  • windmill base
wrap
  • wrap
wrap behind
  • wrap behind
wrap to the front
  • wrap to the front
x-ray view
  • transparency view
  • x-ray view
zoom in
  • enlarged view
  • zoom in
zoom out
  • shrunken view
  • zoom out