origami
noun
- traditional Japanese art of paper folding
- a folded origami sculpture
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌɒɹɪˈɡɑːmi/ / /ˌɔɹɪˈɡɑːmɪj/ / /ˌoɹəˈɡɑmi/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 折(お)り紙(がみ) (origami), from 折(お)り (ori, “to fold”) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”).
- The Japanese art of paper folding.
“JongRak was a 10-year-old boy whose hands, eyes, and questions were all about origami: “Teacher, do you know how to fold a jumping frog?” With his deft little hands, he would teach me and the class how to fold a sunflower and a cicada. At some point, every kid’s little hands and pockets were filled with tiny origami models.”
- A piece of art made by folding paper.
“The production notes are folded like the funny origamis that I made in grammar school (only I used to write boy's names inside each section).”
- The materials science technology that applies the art of origami to products.
- The materials science that studies origami applications in various material.
- 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
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 折(お)り紙(がみ) (origami), from 折(お)り (ori, “to fold”) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”).
- To construct by means of decorative paper folding.
“He snatched my serviette and swiftly origamied a swan.”