change of shape vs fold

fold vs change of shape

change of shape and fold both are nouns.

change of shape is not a verb while fold is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
change of shape	Yes	No	No	No
fold	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fold is a hyponym of change of shape; that is, fold is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than change of shape:

change of shape: an action that changes the shape of something
fold: the act of folding

Other hyponyms of change of shape include contortion, deformation, convolution, angulation, bending, elongation, enfolding, involution, corrugation, folding, indentation, jut, jutting, projection, protrusion, broadening, widening, narrowing.

change of shape (noun)	fold (noun)
an action that changes the shape of something	the act of folding
	a pen for sheep
	a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
	a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
	a group of sheep or goats
	a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
	an angular or rounded shape made by folding

change of shape (verb)	fold (verb)
	incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
	become folded or folded up
	bend or lay so that one part covers the other
	confine in a fold, like sheep
	cease to operate or cause to cease operating

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