ORIGAMI
origami
(noun) the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
origami (countable and uncountable, plural origamis)
(uncountable) The Japanese art of paper folding.
(countable) A piece of art made by folding paper.
(uncountable) The materials science technology that applies the art of origami to products.
(uncountable) The materials science that studies origami applications in various material.
(uncountable) The mathematics field that studies folding 2-d surfaces into 3-d structures, using construct folds and creases akin to that from the art of origami.
Coordinate terms
• cootie catcher
• paperfolding
• teabag folding
Source: Wiktionary