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thermoforming

thermoforming noun: manufacturing process where a plastic sheet is heated to a pliable forming temperature, formed to a specific shape in a mold and trimmed to create a usable product. Also the present participle and gerund of thermoform.

thermoforming: manufacturing process where a plastic sheet is heated to a pliable forming temperature, formed to a...
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Noun

thermoforming

  1. Manufacturing process where a plastic sheet is heated to a pliable forming temperature, formed to a specific shape in a mold and trimmed to create a usable product.

Also used as

thermoforming is also the present participle and gerund of thermoform.

Words formed from thermoforming

Questions about thermoforming

What does thermoforming mean?
Thermoforming means manufacturing process where a plastic sheet is heated to a pliable forming temperature, formed to a specific shape in a mold and trimmed to create a usable product.
What part of speech is thermoforming?
Thermoforming is a noun.

Words near thermoforming in the dictionary

  1. thermoformability
  2. thermoformable
  3. thermoformed
  4. thermoformer
  5. thermoformers
  6. thermoforming
  7. thermoforms
  8. thermofractal
  9. thermofractals
  10. thermofunctional
  11. thermogalvanometer

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