origami
UK /ˌɒɹɪˈɡɑːmi/ · US /ˌoɹəˈɡɑmi/ noun, verb
Forms origamis origamiing origamied
- noun (uncountable) The Japanese art of paper folding.
- noun (countable) A piece of art made by folding paper.
- noun (uncountable) The materials science technology that applies the art of origami to products.
- noun (uncountable) The materials science that studies origami applications in various material.
- noun (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 (transitive) To construct by means of decorative paper folding. “He snatched my serviette and swiftly origamied a swan.”
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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