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warping

/ˈwɔːpɪŋ/

/ˈwɔrpɪŋ/

Translations

warpingnoun

warpings

ourdissageTextile.

The warping of the threads was completed before the weaving process began.

L’ourdissage des fils a été achevé avant le début du tissage.

gauchissementDéformation, courbure ou torsion d’un matériau ou d’une surface.

The warping of the wooden floorboards was caused by excessive moisture.

Le gauchissement des lames de parquet était dû à une humidité excessive.

Synonyms

warpinggerund / present participle

/ˈwɔː.pɪŋ/

/ˈwɔr.pɪŋ/

Used attributively to qualify nouns, meaning ‘causing or undergoing distortion’.

gauchissantTechnique : qui provoque ou présente un gauchissement.

Excessive heat can create warping stresses in the metal panels.

Une chaleur excessive peut créer des contraintes gauchissantes dans les panneaux métalliques.

Synonyms

warpverb

warping

Gerund

warped

Past Simple

warped

Past Participle

warping

Gerund

/wɔːp/

/wɔrp/

gauchirPour un matériau.

The intense heat caused the metal to warp.

La chaleur intense a fait gauchir le métal.

déformer

His experiences in the war warped his view of humanity.

Ses expériences pendant la guerre ont déformé sa vision de l’humanité.

Additional translations

halerMarine.

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Definitions

warpingnoun

The process of distorting or bending something out of its original shape.

The warping of the wooden floorboards was caused by excessive moisture.

A method in textile manufacturing where threads are arranged in parallel order to form the warp of a fabric.

The warping of the threads was completed before the weaving process began.

warpinggerund / present participle

Causing, experiencing, or characterized by warp or distortion.

Excessive heat can create warping stresses in the metal panels.

warpverb

To twist or bend out of shape.

The intense heat caused the metal to warp.

To cause to become abnormal or strange; distort.

His experiences in the war warped his view of humanity.

To move (a ship) by hauling on a rope attached to a fixed object.

The crew warped the ship into the dock using the mooring lines.