单词 | forming |
释义 | formingn. 1. The action of form v.1; the fact or process of being formed. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > fashioning, shaping, or forming shapinga1350 forming1401 formationc1450 fashion1463 plasmation?a1475 framing1551 frame1558 fashioning1574 plasmating1585 fiction1607 effection1623 formature1659 efficiency1665 formativeness1849 styling1928 the world > space > shape > [noun] > shaping moulding1327 shapinga1350 forming1401 plasmation?a1475 framing1551 figuration1561 characterization1570 efformation1578 modelizing1600 fictilage1610 shapening1647 modelling1706 licking1737 1401 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 42 Iak Uplond..thourȝ formyng of his formere thus freyneth a frere. c1440 W. Hylton Scala Perfeccionis (1494) ii. iv Syth that man in hys fyrste fourmynge of God was sette in his free wyll. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement Introd. 17 At theyr fyrst formyng [they] open theyr mowth. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxviii. 165 The forming of mens wils to the observation of the Law. 1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 281 Its facts,—still merely in the forming,—are necessarily imperfect in their classification. 2. = formation n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > galvanism, voltaism > [noun] > formation of accumulator plate formation1881 forming1902 the world > matter > physics > solid state physics > semiconductivity > [noun] > specific semiconductor devices > forming of device formation1926 forming1926 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 26/2 Faure..greatly shortened the time required for ‘forming’ by giving the plates a preliminary coating of red lead. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §302 at Former A forming tank, a lead-lined wooden container filled with sulphuric acid. 1926 Physical Rev. 2nd Ser. 27 813 No forming is necessary so the rectifier is immediately operative when the alternating voltage is applied. 1956 L. P. Hunter Handbk. Semiconductor Electronics iv. 17 The transistor before forming shows a collector resistance of the order of 105 ohms... After forming, the collector resistance is usually about 2 × 104 ohms. 1962 J. H. Simpson & R. S. Richards Physical Princ. Junction Transistors viii. 181 The other is reverse-biased and forms the collector. It is given a special heat treatment called ‘forming’ which consists of passing a large current through it in the reverse direction for a short time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). formingadj. a. That forms; formative, creative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape informativea1398 shaping1398 forging1593 plastical1615 effigiating1616 plastic1624 forming1644 efformative1647 plasmatical1647 plasmatic1651 moulding1665 fashionative1693 modelizing1716 configurating1808 configurative1817 formatory1868 crystallizing1883 configurational1969 the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > creating, fashioning, shaping, or forming > having the ability or power to create or creative formative1490 factive1535 constitutive1592 plastical1615 forming1644 plastic1646 elaborative1845 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xxv. 231 A forming vertue or Vis formatrix. 1701 N. Rowe Ambitious Step-mother i. i The thought that labours in my forming Brain. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 167. ⁋3 What august Palaces..have grown under my forming Imagination. 1739 G. Ogle Gualtherus & Griselda 37 She still improv'd beneath their forming hands. b. That is in process of being formed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > that is being formed forming1805 1805 Rec. Greenhead United Presbyterian Church Glasgow To be taken under their consideration as a forming congregation. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. v. 96 The construction was in a forming and doubtful state. c. That forms or brings about formation (see form v.1 1g). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrolysis > [adjective] > bringing about forming1914 the world > matter > physics > solid state physics > semiconductivity > [adjective] > forming a semiconductor device forming1962 1914 H. Pender Amer. Handbk. Electr. Engineers 105 After the forming charge the plates are dried and are ready for the market. 1962 L. P. Hunter Handbk. Semiconductor Electronics (ed. 2) iv. 42 The forming pulse..heats the germanium in the neighborhood of the collector point to a relatively high temperature. 1964 G. Smith Storage Batteries ii. 22 A forming agent is added to the sulphuric acid, which..accelerates the production of the lead dioxide coating when current is passed through the plate during formation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1401adj.1644 |
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