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patternmaking

5.4

Making full-size models used to make molds for casting metal

noun
/ˈpætərnˌmeɪkɪŋ/

Specialized

: patronaje

The art of patternmaking is essential in the foundry industry.

Examples

Accurate patternmaking is essential for producing high-quality metal castings.
The museum displayed old tools used in traditional patternmaking.
He learned patternmaking as part of his training in the foundry.
She excels in patternmaking for metal casting.
In her workshop, she specializes in patternmaking for creating molds in metal casting.
The artisan's skill in patternmaking allows him to produce intricate designs for cast metal sculptures.
During the class, students learned the fundamentals of patternmaking to create full-size models for molds.

Synonyms

modeling

vspatternmaking

19 3.2

Shaping soft material like clay into a statue or rough copy used as a guide

makes full-size guides designed to form casting molds for metal and other materials

matrixing

vspatternmaking

Specialized

7.5

Making a mold used to shape or print materials

makes full-size guide pieces that are used to form molds rather than making molds directly

How Precise

patternmaking

Specialized

5.4

rough drawing

3.7

Surface Forms

patternmaking singular

patternmakings plural

Morphology

patternmaking = pattern + making (transparent) = pattern + making

The compound is a straightforward combination of two common words ('pattern' + 'making'); the meaning (the craft/process of making patterns) follows directly from its parts.

Etymology

Patternmaking comes from the parts pattern, meaning 'model' or 'guide', and making, meaning 'the act of making'. Think of a full-size model that workers make so they can form a metal mold, so patternmaking is the craft of making those models for casting metal.