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foldback

noun

Etymology

From fold + back.

  1. inherited from *bʰeg-✻ — “to bend”
  2. inherited from *baką✻
  3. inherited from *bak✻
  4. inherited from bæc
  5. inherited from bak
  6. compounded as foldback — “fold + back”

Definitions

  1. An overturned flap.

  2. A current-limiting feature in power supplies and amplifiers.

  3. The use of rear-facing heavy-duty loudspeakers on stage during live music performances,…

    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. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A denatured (single-strand) DNA molecule that has formed base pair bonds with itself.

    2. A chromosome that contains sequences which support foldback

      A chromosome that contains sequences which support foldback; A DNA molecule with a base sequence or sequences that are repeated in reverse order.

    3. A portion of a storyline that branches based on user choices but where all branches…

      A portion of a storyline that branches based on user choices but where all branches eventually reconverge to a single inevitable event.

    4. A multimethod research approach that includes open-ended interviewing, nominal group…

      A multimethod research approach that includes open-ended interviewing, nominal group dialogue, survey and attitude scaling techniques, and multidimensional and cluster analyses.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for foldback. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA