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shaping

sha·ping

US/ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/ uncommon
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

any process serving to define the shape of something

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adjective

1.

forming or capable of forming or molding

  • “a formative influence”
  • “a formative experience”
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Origin

From Middle English shapinge, shapende, schapende, schappande, from Old English sċyppende, sċeppende, from Proto-West Germanic *skappjandī, from Proto-Germanic *skapjandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *skapjaną (“to form, shape, create”), equivalent to shape + -ing.

Phrases

  • traffic shaping

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