shaping
noun B2- The action of the verb to shape.
- A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour patterns in a series of steps in operant conditioning.
- The action of the metal-cutting machine called a shaper, which uses linear single-point cutting. It is largely but not entirely obsolete.
Plural shapings
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Glittering castles in Spain were shaping themselves out of the mists and rainbows of her lively fancy; adventures wonderful and enthralling were happening to her in cloudland--adventures that always turned out triumphantly and never involved her in scrapes like those of actual life.
The project played a pivotal role in shaping the demographic and cultural landscape of modern Australia.
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