molding

English

Alternative forms

• moulding (mainly UK)

Etymology

From Middle English moldyng; equivalent to mold +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈməʊl.dɪŋ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊl.dɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -əʊldɪŋ, -oʊldɪŋ

Verb

molding

1. present participle of mold

Noun

molding (countable and uncountable, plural moldings) (American spelling)

1. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
3. (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.
4. (woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings.
5. (founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
6. (milling) A mill for shaping timber.
7. (founding) A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.

Translations

act or process of shaping in a mold

• Bulgarian: формоване n (formovane)
• Finnish: valaminen (fi), valu (fi)
• French: moulage (fr) m
• German: Abformen n, Formen (de) n, Formung (de) f, Ausformung f, Formverfahren n
• Hungarian: öntés (hu), formázás, mintázás, megmintázás, formálás (hu), megformálás
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• Irish: múnlóireacht f, teilgeoireacht f
• Italian: cimasa (it) f
• Spanish: moldeado (es) m

anything cast in a mold

• Bulgarian: отливка f (otlivka)
• Dutch: gietstuk (nl) n
• Finnish: valos (fi), valu (fi)
• French: moulage (fr) m
• German: Guss (de) m, Spritzling m, Gussstück n
• Hungarian: öntvény (hu), forma (hu), lenyomat (hu), minta (hu)
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• Irish: múnla m
• Italian: cimasa (it) f
• Spanish: moldura (es) f

architecture: narrow decorative surface

• Bulgarian: корниз (bg) m (korniz)
• Catalan: motllura (ca) f
• Dutch: sierlijst (nl) m
• Finnish: lista (fi), koristelista
• French: moulure (fr) f, modénature (fr) f
• German: Leiste (de) f, Profilleiste f, Profil (de) n, Zierleiste (de) f, Schmuckleiste f, Band (de) n, Fuge (de) f, Schattenfuge f, Zierstreifen (de) m
• Hungarian: díszléc, szegély (hu), párkányzat
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• Irish: múnláil f
• Italian: cimasa (it) f, modanatura (it) f
• Norman: moûleuse f
• Spanish: moldura (es) f

planing machine

• Finnish: muotohöylä
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• German: Profilhobel m, Profilfräse f

machine to assist in making molds

• Finnish: muottikone
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• German: Formmaschine (de) f

mill for shaping timber

• Finnish: muotojyrsin
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• German: Profilfräse f, Leistenfabrik f, Profilleistenfabrik f

founding: sand used for making molds

• Finnish: valuhiekka
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• French: sable argileux m
• German: Formsand m

Anagrams

• Modglin

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

molding m (definite singular moldingen, indefinite plural moldingar, definite plural moldingane)

1. Synonym of moldensar