preform
preform noun: an object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form. Also the misspelling of perform.
Noun
preform (plural preforms)
- An object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form.
- The rough, incomplete and unused basic form of a stone tool.
- A word that is no longer in use, but has been reconstructed from current ones.
- Trask notes that Bq. gorosti could have had *goloztri as a pre-form, in which case the presence of -r- in the Sardinian forms might be original.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 130
Verb
preform (third-person singular simple present preforms, present participle preforming, simple past and past participle preformed)
- To shape something before some other operation.
Also used as
preform is also the misspelling of perform.
Forms of preform
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | preforms |
| alternative form | pre-form |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | preforms |
| present participle | preforming |
| past participle | preformed |
| past | preformed |
Origin of preform
From pre- + form.
Questions about preform
- What does preform mean?
- Preform means an object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form.
- What part of speech is preform?
- Preform can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of preform?
- The plural of preform is preforms.
Words near preform in the dictionary
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