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shaping vs grooving

grooving vs shaping

shaping and grooving both are nouns.

shaping is an adjective but grooving is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shaping Yes Yes No No
grooving Yes No No No
As nouns, grooving is a hyponym of shaping; that is, grooving is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shaping:
  • shaping: the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
  • grooving: the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm
Other hyponyms of shaping include filing, forging, metalwork, metalworking, granulation, rifling, turning.
shaping (noun) grooving (noun)
the act of fabricating something in a particular shape the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm
any process serving to define the shape of something
shaping (adjective) grooving (adjective)
forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
Difference between shaping and grooving

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