Meaning & use
Preforming
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Shaping or forming something into a rough or intermediate form before final processing or assembly.
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The factory preforms the plastic sheets before molding them into final parts.
Workers preformed the metal blanks before sending them for precision cutting.
A note on using this word
Not to be confused with 'performing'; 'preforming' relates to manufacturing and shaping materials in advance, from 'pre-' plus 'form.'
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pre-shaping
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