concentric fold
concentric fold A parallel fold in which individual layers maintain a uniform orthogonal thickness and ideal fold surfaces are arcs of circles sharing a common centre. Due to geometric constraints, the fold profile must change continuously upwards and downwards. See also FOLD.
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