MOLDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does molding mean? 

• MOLDING (noun)
  The noun MOLDING has 5 senses:

1. the act of creating something by casting it in a mold

2. a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing

3. a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

4. sculpture produced by molding

5. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

  Familiarity information: MOLDING used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOLDING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of creating something by casting it in a mold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

casting; molding

Hypernyms ("molding" is a kind of...):

creating from raw materials (the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it)

Derivation:

mold (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)

mold (form in clay, wax, etc)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

molding; moulding

Hypernyms ("molding" is a kind of...):

decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "molding"):

cyma; cymatium ((architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex))

tore; torus (commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column)

surbase (the molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall))

subbase (the lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard)

rib (a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural)

quirk molding; quirk moulding (a molding having a small groove in it)

ovolo; quarter round; thumb (a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse)

gorgerin; necking (the molding at the top of a column)

egg-and-anchor; egg-and-dart; egg-and-tongue (a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape)

cornice (a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall)

conge; congee ((architecture) a concave molding)

cavetto (a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section)

astragal; bead; beading; beadwork (a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture)

baseboard; mopboard; skirting board (a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor)

architrave (the molding around a door or window)

annulet; bandelet; bandelette; bandlet; square and rabbet (molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

border; molding; moulding

Hypernyms ("molding" is a kind of...):

edge (the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something)

Holonyms ("molding" is a part of...):

picture frame (a framework in which a picture is mounted)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Sculpture produced by molding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

clay sculpture; modeling; mold; molding; mould; moulding

Hypernyms ("molding" is a kind of...):

sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)

Derivation:

mold (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

modeling; modelling; molding; moulding

Hypernyms ("molding" is a kind of...):

carving; sculpture (creating figures or designs in three dimensions)

Derivation:

mold (form in clay, wax, etc)

 Context examples 

Morphologically identical/similar to small cell carcinoma of human lung, prostate; less cytoplasm with more pronounced nuclear hyperchromasia and molding than in NE carcinoma.

(Invasive Small Cell Carcinoma of the Mouse Prostate Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

A small sterile solid mass consisting of a highly purified drug (with or without excipients) made by the formation of granules, or by compression and molding.

(Pellet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A small sterile solid mass consisting of a highly purified drug (with or without excipients) made by the formation of granules, or by compression and molding; they are intended for implantation in the body (usually subcutaneously) for the purpose of providing continuous release of the drug over long periods of time.

(Implantable Pellet Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Invasive malignant epithelial neoplasm characterized by cells with scant cytoplasm and hyperchromatic nuclei, which may show molding and chromatin streaming around blood vessels (Azzopardi effect).

(Invasive Small Cell Carcinoma of the Mouse Prostate Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)