1) Forge 2) Form 3) Make ahead of time 4) Mold 5) Mould 6) Shape 7) Shape beforehand 8) Shape in advance 9) To form beforehand 10) Work
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• (v. t.) To form beforehand, or for special ends.
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(from the article `industrial glass`) Common ways of applying sealing glass are as frits and as preforms. Glass is crushed or ball-milled in order to obtain a fine powder, or frit, which ... ...molding, or RTM, is a composites processing method that offers a high potential for tailorability but is currently limited to low-viscosity ... ...
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a structure from which an optical fibre may be drawn
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A cylindrical rod of glass from which an optical fibre is drawn. The preform is fabricated with refractive index variations and other characteristics that are maintained in the drawn fibre.
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An early stage in the manufacture of a flaked stone artifact usually with a roughly oval, elliptical or triangular outline. Preforms which are roughly shaped, were intended to be finished at a later date into a point or blade. In general, the preform was a finished 'blank' that lacked only the knapping of the hafting area details for comp...
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Pre·form' transitive verb [ Latin
praeformare . See
Pre- , and
Form .] To form beforehand, or for special ends. 'Their natures and
preformed faculties. '
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Pre-shaped fibrous reinforcement, normally without matrix, but often containing a binder to facilitate manufacture; formed by distribution of fibers to the approximate contour and thickness of the finished part, typically on a mandrel or mock-up.
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Used in the blow molding processes. A heat-softened polymer is formed into a shape similar to a thick test tube with neck threads. This tube is subsequently inflated while inside a blow mold to create the shape of the desired article.
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[
v] - form into a shape resembling the final, desired one 2. [v] - form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
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reinforcement pre-shaped to the general geometry of the intended moulded part; it is used on more complex and deep-draw mouldings, to optimise distribution and orientation of fibres
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The forging operation in which stock is preformed or shaped to a predetermined size and contour prior to subsequent die forging operations; the operation may involve drawing,bending,flattening, edging, fullering, rolling or upsetting. The preform operation is not considered to be scheduled operation unless a separate heat is required; usually, when...
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(n.) A compressed tablet or biscuit of plastic composition used for efficiency in handling and accuracy in weighing materials. (v.) To make plastic molding powder into pellets or tablets.
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to form beforehand. · to determine or decide beforehand: to preform an opinion. · to shape or fashion beforehand: to preform a mold.
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