foldback

noun — 7 senses

foldback

noun

Etymology From fold + back.

7 senses
  1. 1An overturned flap.
  2. 2A current-limiting feature in power supplies and amplifiers.
  3. 3The use of rear-facing heavy-duty loudspeakers on stage…
  4. 4A denatured (single-strand) DNA molecule that has formed…
  5. 5A chromosome that contains sequences which support…
  6. 6A portion of a storyline that branches based on user…
  7. 7A multimethod research approach that includes open-ended…
1

An overturned flap.

2

A current-limiting feature in power supplies and amplifiers.

3

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music 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

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences A denatured (single-strand) DNA molecule that has formed base pair bonds with itself.

5

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences A chromosome that contains sequences which support foldback; A DNA molecule with a base sequence or sequences that are repeated in reverse order.

6

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

Roleplaying games

7

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

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