shaping

Noun shaping has 2 senses

• shaping(n = noun.process) defining - any process serving to define the shape of something; Array
is a kind of physical process, process
Derived form verb shape₁

• shaping(n = noun.act) formation - the act of fabricating something in a particular shape; Array
is a kind of fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing
has particulars: filing, forging, metalwork, metalworking, granulation, grooving, rifling, turning
Derived form verb shape₂

Adjective shaping has 1 sense

• shaping(s = adj.all) formative, plastic - forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"