vorm

Definitions of vorm
  1. noun
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
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    Vrijheidsbeeld
    a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay
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    lichaam
    a three-dimensional shape
    figuur
    a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
    haal, lijn, linie, schrab, streep
    a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
    vervorming
    a shape resulting from distortion
    kolom
    anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
    kromme, mal, sjablone, sjabloon, tekenmal
    a line on a graph representing data
    curve, kromme
    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
    rechte
    a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature
    conus, kegel
    a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
    disc, disk, magneetschijf, schijf
    something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
    boekrol, haarkrul, haarlok, krinkel, kroesziekte, krul, krulziekte, lok, pijpekrul, pijpenkrul, rol
    a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
    draaikolk, kolk, kolkdijk, maalstroom, neer, wieling
    the shape of something rotating rapidly
    polyeder, veelvlak
    a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
    torsie, wringing
    a tortuous and twisted shape or position
    knak, knik
    a shape distorted by twisting or folding
    knoest, knoop, kwar, kwast, noest, war
    something twisted and tight and swollen
    zigzagbeweging, zigzaglijn
    an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
    druktank, sferoïde
    a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes
    grens, grenslijn, grenslinie
    a line determining the limits of an area
    kreuk, kreukel, vouw
    an angular or rounded shape made by folding
    ruimte
    an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
    articulatie
    the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
    hexaëder, kubus
    a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
    eierkolen, eivorm
    an egg-shaped object
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    attribuut, eigenschap, hoedanigheid, propriëteit
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  2. noun
    container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
    synonyms: afgietsel
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    zandbed
    mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
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    container, laadkist
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  3. noun
    good physical condition; being in shape or in condition
    synonyms: conditie
  4. noun
    rules governing socially acceptable behavior
    synonyms: code, erecode, gedragscode, manier, manieren, omgangsvorm, omgangsvormen, vormen
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    ceremonieel, protocol
    forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
  5. noun
    social deportment
    synonyms: code, erecode, gedragscode, manier, manieren, omgangsvorm, omgangsvormen, vormen
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    gedrag, procesvoering
    (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
  6. noun
    the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
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    meervoud, meervoudsvorm, mv., pl., pluralis, pluralisvorm
    the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
    enk., enkelvoud, simplex, sing., singularis
    the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
    spookwoord
    a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error
    grondbetekenis
    a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
    abbreviatie, abbreviatuur, afk., afko, afkorting, breviatuur, verkorting
    a shortened form of a word or phrase
    acroniem, initiaalwoord, letterwoord
    a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
    apocope
    abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
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    woord
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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