foldback

Noun

 * 1) An overturned flap.
 * 2) A current-limiting feature in power supplies and amplifiers.
 * 3)  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)  A denatured (single-strand) DNA molecule that has formed base pair bonds with itself.
 * 5)  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.
 * 7)  A multimethod research approach that includes open-ended interviewing, nominal group dialogue, survey and attitude scaling techniques, and multidimensional and cluster analyses.

Translations

 * Maori: oro auraki