Shaping

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  • n. A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour patterns in operant conditioning.
  • n. The action of the verb to shape.
  • v. Present participle of shape.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of forming or reducing to shape.
  • n. Specifically The cutting and fitting of clothes; tailoring.
  • n. Representation; imagination; that which is formed or imagined.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
  • n. any process serving to define the shape of something
  • adj. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
  • Verb Form
    shaped    shapely    shapen    shapes    shaping   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    form    figure    image    apparition    appearance    arrangement    state    adapt    adjust    regulate   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    regulate    adjust    direct    imagine    conceive    design    prepare    plan    arrange    suit   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cape    Snape    agape    ape    cape    crepe    drape    escape    gape    grape   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    form    size    appearance    figure    image    shadow    structure    mass    sight    outline