English adjective: shaping | |||
| 1. | shaping forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning | ||
| Samples | A formative influence. A formative experience. | ||
| Synonyms | formative, plastic | ||
| Similar | constructive | ||
| Antonyms | destructive | ||
English noun: shaping | |||
| 1. | shaping (process) any process serving to define the shape of something | ||
| Synonyms | defining | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | physical process, process | ||
| 2. | shaping (act) the act of fabricating something in a particular shape | ||
| Synonyms | formation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | filing, forging, granulation, grooving, metalwork, metalworking, rifling, turning | ||