premold
/priːˈmoʊld/
verb
- To shape or form something before the final molding process.
- The factory will premold the clay into basic shapes before firing.
- Engineers often premold the plastic parts to speed up assembly.
- We need to premold the dough into small balls before baking.
noun
- A preliminary mold or shape used before the final molding.
- The artist created a premold out of plaster to test the design.
- The factory stores hundreds of premolds for different product lines.
- Each premold is checked for cracks before the final pour.