shaping noun.
['ʃeɪpɪŋ] ME.[from SHAPE verb + -ING1.]1. The action of
SHAPE verb; an instance of this;
spec. (a) Electronics the process of modifying the waveform of an electrical signal;
(b) Radar modification of a radar beam to obtain a desired spatial configuration.
ME.2. A shaped, fashioned, or created thing; a creature, a form, a shape; a figment of the imagination.
ME.3. In
pl. Offcuts of material.
Scot. E19.
Comb.:
shaping knife (
obsolete exc.
Hist.) a shoemakers' knife used for cutting blocks of wood to fit the shape of the foot.
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