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Molding vs Assembling - What's the difference?

molding | assembling |

As nouns the difference between molding and assembling

is that molding is the act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder while assembling is a gathering or assembly.

As a verb assembling is

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molding

English

Alternative forms

* moulding (mainly UK)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
  • Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
  • (architecture) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.
  • (woodwork) A planing machine for making moldings.
  • (founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.
  • (milling) A mill for shaping timber.
  • (founding) A kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.

    • assembling

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • :She worked all night assembling the bicycle, but she succeeded.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gathering or assembly.
  • * 1824 , Thomas Stackhouse, An epitome of the history, laws, and religion of Greece (page 281)
    • This may perhaps be carried back to a more remote period than that in which the Persians invaded Greece, and may be traced to the annual assemblings of the people to sacrifice, at the graves of their departed friends

    Synonyms

    * assemblage