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 | ||