Definition of Molding

1. Noun. The act of creating something by casting it in a mold.

Exact synonyms: Casting
Generic synonyms: Creating From Raw Materials
Derivative terms: Cast, Mold, Mold

2. Noun. A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing.

3. Noun. A decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge.
Exact synonyms: Border, Moulding
Generic synonyms: Edge
Group relationships: Picture Frame

4. Noun. Sculpture produced by molding.
Exact synonyms: Clay Sculpture, Modeling, Mold, Mould, Moulding
Generic synonyms: Sculpture
Derivative terms: Model, Mold, Mold, Mold, Mould, Mould, Mould

5. Noun. A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied.
Exact synonyms: Modeling, Modelling, Moulding
Generic synonyms: Carving, Sculpture
Derivative terms: Model, Model, Mold, Mould

Definition of Molding

1. n. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.

2. p. a. Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.

Definition of Molding

1. Noun. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder. ¹

2. Noun. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal. ¹

3. Noun. (architecture) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials. ¹

4. Noun. (context: woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings. ¹

5. Noun. (context: founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings. ¹

6. Noun. (context: milling) A mill for shaping timber. ¹

7. Noun. (context: founding) A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Molding

1. a long, narrow strip used to decorate a surface [n -S]

Medical Definition of Molding

1. Shaping by means of a mold. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Molding

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moldboard
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moldboards
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moldiness
moldinesses
molding (current term)
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moldiwarp
moldiwarps
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moldwarps
moldy
mole
mole-eyed
mole cricket
mole crickets
mole fraction
mole plant

Literary usage of Molding

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Industrial Arts Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"See Foundry practice molding machines Arcade piston molding machine, ... Perkins, il Foundry 41:360-1 S '13 How a molding machine saved money on a 11 ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1888)
"Noyes' machine for putting metallic molding« upon combe was ID use more than throe years before the date of plaintiff's invention for attaching sheet metal ..."

3. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1914)
"37819 A. molding and Casting Conveyor Worms (Formen und Giessen von ... Standard Turbine Cylinder molding Practice. CA Tupper. ..."

4. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1911)
"molding MACHINE WORKS AND FOUNDRIES The Ncw Kempsmith Universal Dividing Head. ... 10631 A. molding Patterns in Foundry Floor. Jabez Nail. ..."

5. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1911)
"W: M. Law and practice in molding concrete flower pots, boxes, ... Concrete Moors and side-walks: a practical treatise explaining the molding of concrete ..."

6. Annual Report by New Jersey Geological Survey, New Jersey State Geologist (1905)
"Report Upon Some molding Sands of New Jersey.' CHAPTER I. Properties of molding; and Core Sands. The term molding sand embraces a variety of material used ..."

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