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form vs preform

preform vs form

form is a noun but preform is not a noun.

form and preform both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
form Yes No Yes No
preform No No Yes No
As verbs, preform is a hyponym of form; that is, preform is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than form:
  • form: make something, usually for a specific function
  • preform: form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
Other hyponyms of form include carve, swage, upset, chip, layer, cut out, machine, grind, stamp, puddle, beat, mound, hill, roughcast, remold, reshape, sinter, cast, mold, mould, throw, coil, hand-build, handbuild, sculpt, sculpture, model, mold, mould.
form (noun) preform (noun)
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
a life-size dummy used to display clothes
a mold for setting concrete
the visual appearance of something or someone
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
an ability to perform well
a particular mode in which something is manifested
alternative names for the body of a human being
a perceptual structure
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
a printed document with spaces in which to write
an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
a body of students who are taught together
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
form (verb) preform (verb)
give shape or form to form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
assume a form or shape form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
make something, usually for a specific function
create (as an entity)
establish or impress firmly in the mind
to compose or represent
develop into a distinctive entity
Difference between form and preform

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