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What does preform mean?
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| preform - form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand | ||
| mould, shape, mold, forge, form, work give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" | ||
| preform - form into a shape resembling the final, desired one | ||
| mould, shape, mold, forge, form, work give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" | ||
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- preform (Noun)
An object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form. - preform (Noun)
The rough, incomplete and unused basic form of a stone tool. - preform (Noun)
A word that is no longer in use, but has been reconstructed from current ones. - preform (Verb)
To shape something before some other operation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- preform (v. t.)
To form beforehand, or for special ends.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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preform
prē-form′, v.t. (Shak.) to form beforehand: to determine the shape of beforehand.—n. Preformā′tion.—adj. Prefor′mative
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