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shaping

noun

In Latin: formātūra Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about shaping at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Any process serving to define the shape of something.
  2. The act of fabricating something in a particular shape.

adjective

  1. Forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning.
    a formative influence

Origin

From Middle English schapynge, equivalent to shape + -ing.

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