MOULD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of mould in English

(Definition of mould from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of mould

mould
Conodonts and brachiopods are usually preserved as moulds or replaced by silica.
It can cause the metal to tear away from the mould walls resulting in a deformed casting.
The other dimension of invisible language policies involves the role of creative writers in moulding language policy.
Let me therefore point to a piece of evidence that cannot be cast in this mould: the evidence for a majority status effect.
Seasonal variation in atmospheric concentration of fungal spores has been documented for some moulds in several geographical locations.
In addition, perceptions have also been moulded by the performance of former public enterprises after their transfer to private hands.
Her image left critics free to praise her: to note virility without suggesting that she fitted the usual authorial mould.
This pairing results from the practice of early modern papermakers, who used two paper moulds (crafted as a pair) in alternation.
But not all history can be shoehorned into a colonial/pre-colonial mould.
The tendency to see constitutions as predetermined legal moulds can be a source of flawed institutional arrangements and eventual institutional failure.
Most specimens are flattened internal or external moulds, though threedimensional preservation also occurs.
The key argument is that different ' cultures ' of fitness mould the subjective experiences of ageing in different ways through the use of various body-maintenance techniques.
Religion was crucial to any society, moulding attitudes and dispositions and facilitating mutual understandings.
In other words, discourse moulds music to serve a particular purpose dictated not by the attributes of music, but by the structural necessity of theory.
This is partly because it is highly workable and capable of being moulded into the most expressive of surfaces.
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Translations of mould

in Chinese (Traditional)
灰綠色成長物, 黴, 黴菌…
in Chinese (Simplified)
灰绿色成长物, 霉, 霉菌…
in Spanish
moho, molde, moldear…
in Portuguese
mofo, molde, moldar…
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カビ, (鋳物の)鋳型, (菓子、料理の)型…
küf, kalıp, şekil vermek…
moisissure [feminine], terreau, humus…
florit, motlle, modelar…
bladaarde, schimmel, vorm…
muld, mug, form…
jord, mylla, mull…
humus, kulat, acuan…
der Humus, der Schimmel, die Form…
mugg [masculine], mold, mugg…
гумус, перегній, цвіль…
плесень, форма, шаблон…
عَفَن, قَالِب, يُقَولِب…
humus, plíseň, forma…
humus, jamur, acuan…
ดินร่วน, รา, แม่พิมพ์…
đất tơi xốp, mốc meo, khuôn…
pleśń, forma, formować…
곰팡이, 틀, (틀에 끼워 특정 모형으로) 만들다…
muffa, forma, stampo…
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