origami
pronunciation
How to pronounce origami in British English:
UK [ˌɒrɪˈgɑ:mi]
How to pronounce origami in American English:
US [ˌɔrɪˈgɑmi]
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- Noun:
- the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
Word Origin
- origami (n.)
- 1956, from Japanese origami, from ori "fold" + kami "paper."
Example
- 1. Wood 's technique bears similarities to origami .
- 2. She loves creating artwork , especially drawings and origami , in short bursts of inspiration .
- 3. Thousand origami cranes is a group of one thousand origami paper cranes held together by strings .
- 4. A science prodigy looks for secrets inside the folds of origami .
- 5. Narayan said that while the dna origami could allow chipmakers to build frameworks that are far smaller than possible with conventional tools , the technique still needs years of experimentation and testing .