preform
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
preform (plural preforms)
- An object that has undergone preliminary shaping but is not yet in its final form.
- (archaeology) The rough, incomplete and unused basic form of a stone tool.
- (linguistics) A word that is no longer in use, but has been reconstructed from current ones.
Verb edit
preform (third-person singular simple present preforms, present participle preforming, simple past and past participle preformed)
- To shape something before some other operation.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
preform
- Misspelling of perform.