[
UK
/pɹɪfˈɔːm/
]
VERB
- form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
- form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand
How To Use preform In A Sentence
- Preformed silicone heel pads designed to absorb shock and distribute weight can provide significant pain relief.
- I'm perfectly degusted with this whole preformance," she said as she went stalking off, dripping as she went. What Two Children Did
- Major in PET preform mould, cap mould and blow mould.
- A sleeving tube surrounds the entire assembly, forming the preform.
- I am just looking for a good belt knife carry around in the outdoors and preform simple chores. What are your thoughts on the Ka-Bar USMC fighting knife. What is the best blade length?
- All these proteins are synthesized by translation of preformed maternal mRNA.
- The tractor mechanism slowly pulls the fiber from the heated preform blank and is precisely controlled by using a laser micrometer to measure the diameter of the fiber and feed the information back to the tractor mechanism.
- Nitrogen is more soluble than helium and any preformed bubbles will quickly absorb nitrogen.
- But then, instead of calling the etymon "Hindi-Urdu cakor" or "Hindustani cakor," they invented a completely spurious distinction between what look to the untutored eye like two different preforms, apparently because their transcription system for Hindi uses c for the unaspirated \ch\ (presumably using ch for the aspirated consonant), whereas the one for Urdu uses ch for the same phoneme (and presumably chh for the aspirated one). Languagehat.com: CHUKAR.
- In chipmunks, with internal cheek pouches, losses can amount to 60% of the preformed and metabolic water available from the seeds harvested.