🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

ढलाई

Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dhalai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Molding/ˈmoʊl.dɪŋ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"यह ढाली हुई वस्तु उच्च गुणवत्ता वाली है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A shaped strip of wood, stone, or other material used as a decorative architectural feature on a building, wall, or piece of furniture.

    "The historic dining room featured elegant crown molding along the ceiling."
  2. 2

    The act or process of shaping plastic, metal, or other malleable materials using a matrix or mold.

    "Advanced injection molding techniques allow for high-precision manufacturing of complex plastic components."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'moulden', originating from Old French 'molder', which traces back to Vulgar Latin *modulare, meaning to measure or model. Historically, it evolved from describing the shaping of soft materials to architectural strips and manufactured components.

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