Look up: Forming

1. Forming
   Flat metal is given contour by bending or depressing it; the thickness of the metal is unaltered.
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2. forming
   the tendency for a rectifier to increase its reverse resistance under the application of a reverse voltage Category: Electrical engineering and energy • adjusting the characteristics of a point-contact junction by discharge of electric power through it in the form of a short pulse Cat...
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3. Forming
   Form'ing noun The act or process of giving form or shape to anything; as, in shipbuilding, the exact shaping of partially shaped timbers.
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4. Forming
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Form • (n.) The act or process of giving form or shape to anything; as, in shipbuilding, the exact shaping of partially shaped timbers.
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5. forming
   (from the article `traditional ceramics`) The fine, platy morphology of clay particles is used to advantage in the forming of clay-based ceramic products. Depending upon the amount of water ... The process of forming plastics into various shapes typically involves the steps of melting, shaping, and solidifying. As an example, polyethyle...
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6. Forming
   A general term encompassing processes in which the shape of plastic pieces such as sheets, rods or tubes is changed to a desired configuration.
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7. forming
   In technology, a process similar to moulding. A former is usually a solid shape around which a material is shaped. Examples include vacuum forming, drape forming, and line bending. Vacuum forming involves clamping a piece of sheet plastic, heating it until it becomes plastic, and then lowering it ov...
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8. Forming
   (song) `"Forming"` is the debut single by American punk rock band The Germs. Released on What?, an independent start-up label, in July 1977, it is regarded as the first true Los Angeles punk record. The Germs, comprising four teenagers, formed not long before the recording of the si...
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