To fold in this manner.
Used in a Sentence
gatefold
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gatefold.
Editorial note
For what it's worth, it's dead simple to make Roger Dean-like watercolor gatefold album covers in SD.
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Quick take
To fold in this manner.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of gatefold gathered in one view.
A document folding method that uses two parallel folds to create six panels; the left and right panels are half the width of the center panels and fold inward to meet in the middle without overlapping.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for gatefold.
verb
To fold in this manner.
noun
A document folding method that uses two parallel folds to create six panels; the left and right panels are half the width of the center panels and fold inward to meet in the middle without overlapping.
Example sentences
For what it's worth, it's dead simple to make Roger Dean-like watercolor gatefold album covers in SD.
High concept stuff about galactic empires and gatefold sleeves and Serious Issues - Vietnam and the nature of reality.
The designer wants an 8 page gatefold as a single page can't possibly be expected to bear the weight of their genius.
The implementation detail in a gatefold cover for a dual-boot album could be intense.
What I'm finding interesting is twisting that to attempt non-Dean-like prompts within the 'gatefold album cover in watercolor' concept.
Complete sets of 1991's X-Men #1 1A/1B/1C/1D/1E gatefold covers were also valuable because people valued them, until people did not value them anymore.
I still like them, and there's something nice about large gatefold packaging, and these giant discs.
For example, a gatefold 2xLP is just a nicer object to me than the standard 2xCD case (and many double LPs are single CDs to boot).
Between the 80 minutes of coherent music and the gatefold album cover art you could waste many an evening listening and looking at just what the artist(s) intended.
This happens with every single page transition, even with pages you've already visited, meaning that switching between two pages of a gatefold article is an incredibly irritating process.
I work at my great great grandparents kitchen table, an heirloom that has a gatefold tabletop concealing a large pocket space just underneath the surface.
(And the gatefold for those slightly over indulgent double albums).
Quote examples
If the gatefold is triple (like in Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique"), this is an area of 96x32cm (38x13"), which is huge.
Gatefold records (there are many of them) give you about 64x32cm (25x13") picture area, which is a lot.
Simple but "high-end" cardboard folders (like gatefold album covers) with cool art on them.
Back in the gatefold vinyl days how many people were saying “oh wow my favorite recording engineer worked on this?” Virtually nobody is likely the answer.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use gatefold in a sentence?
For what it's worth, it's dead simple to make Roger Dean-like watercolor gatefold album covers in SD.
What does gatefold mean?
To fold in this manner.
What part of speech is gatefold?
gatefold is commonly used as verb, noun.