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English to Portuguese translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Mathematics & Statistics / CAD Drawing/Architecture | |||||||
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5 +1 | forma / forma |
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3 +1 | figura/forma |
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1 | fôrma/forma |
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form / shape forma / forma Explanation: Sim, são sinônimos, veja o que diz o Webster's, especialmente as observações finais sobre os sinônimos: form (form) n. 1 the shape, outline, or configuration of anything; structure as apart from color, material, etc. 2 a) the body or figure of a person or animal b) a model of the human figure, esp. one used to display or fit clothes 3 anything used to give shape to something else; mold; specif., a temporary structure of boards or metal into which concrete is poured to set 4 the particular mode of existence a thing has or takes [water in the form of vapor] 5 a) arrangement; esp., orderly arrangement; way in which parts of a whole are organized; pattern; style (distinguished from content2) b) a specific arrangement, esp. a conventional one 6 a way of doing something requiring skill; specif., the style or technique of an athlete, esp. when it is the standard or approved one 7 a customary or conventional way of acting or behaving; ceremony; ritual; formality 8 a fixed order of words; formula [the form of a wedding announcement] 9 a printed document with blank spaces to be filled in [an application form] 10 a particular kind, type, species, or variety [man is a form of animal life] 11 a condition of mind or body in regard to mental or physical performances of skill, speed, etc. [in good form for the game] 12 a) racing form b) what is or was to be expected, based on past performances [to react according to form] 13 the lair or hiding place of a hare, etc. 14 a long, wooden bench without a back, as formerly in a schoolroom 15 a grade or class in some private schools and in British secondary schools 16 [Archaic] beauty 17 Gram. any of the different variations in which a word may appear due to changes of inflection, spelling, or pronunciation [am is a form of the verb be] 18 Linguis. linguistic form 19 Philos. the ideal nature or essential character of a thing as distinguished from its material manifestation; specif., in Plato, an idea (sense 7) 20 Printing the type, engravings, etc. locked in a frame, or chase, for printing or plating vt. [ME formen < OFr fourmer < L formare < the n.] 1 to give shape or form to; fashion; make, as in some particular way 2 to mold or shape by training and discipline; train; instruct 3 to develop (habits) 4 to think of; frame in the mind; conceive 5 to come together into; organize into [to form a club] 6 to make up; act as; create out of separate elements; constitute [thirteen States formed the original Union] 7 Gram. a) to build (words) from bases, affixes, etc. b) to construct or make up (a phrase, sentence, etc.) vi. 1 to be formed; assume shape 2 to come into being; take form 3 to take a definite or specific form or shape good (or bad) form conduct in (or not in) accord with social custom SYN.form denotes the arrangement of the parts of a thing that gives it its distinctive appearance and is the broadest term here, applying also to abstract concepts; figure is applied to physical form as determined by the bounding lines or surfaces; outline is used of the lines bounding the limits of an object and, in an extended sense, suggests a general plan without detail; shape, although also stressing outline, is usually applied to something that has mass or bulk and may refer to nonphysical concepts; configuration stresses the relative disposition of the inequalities of a surface see also make1 Etymology [ME forme < OFr < L forma, a shape, figure, image < ? (via Etr) Gr morphe] (C)1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. (C)1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc. |
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form / shape fôrma/forma Explanation: create a 3D form from a more complex shape. criar uma fôrma (ô) [molde] a partir de uma forma (ó) [limites exteriores da matéria de que é constituído um corpo, e que conferem a este um feitio, uma configuração, um aspecto particular] mais complexa. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-07 22:44:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- form = fôrma (ô = som fechado) shape = forma (ó = som aberto) |
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form / shape figura/forma Explanation: Sugestões: ..criar uma figura em 3D a partir de formas mais complexas ou ..criar uma estrutura em 3D a partir de configurações mais complexas Form Part of Speech: noun 1 Definition: shape Synonyms: anatomy, appearance, arrangement, articulation, cast, configuration, conformation, construction, contour, cut, design, die, embodiment, fashion, figure, formation, framework, mode, model, mold, outline, pattern, plan, profile, scheme, silhouette, skeleton, structure, style, system http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/form Shape Part of Speech: noun 1 Definition: form Synonyms: appearance, architecture, aspect, bod, build, cast, chassis, circumscription, configuration, conformation, constitution, construction, contour, cut, embodiment, figure, format, frame, guise, likeness, lineation, lines, look, make, metamorphosis, model, mold, outline, pattern, profile, semblance, shadow, silhouette, simulacrum, stamp, structure, symmetry http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/shape |
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