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electroform

[ ih-lek-truh-fawrm ]
/ ɪˈlɛk trəˌfɔrm /
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verb (used with object) Metallurgy.

to form (an object) by the electrodeposition of a metal upon a mold, often a wax mold.

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Origin of electroform

First recorded in 1950–55; electro- + form

Words nearby electroform

electroencephalograph, electroencephalographic dysrhythmia, electroendosmosis, electroextraction, electrofluor, electroform, electroforming, electrogasdynamics, electrogastrogram, electrogastrograph, electrogen
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British Dictionary definitions for electroform

electroform
/ (ɪˈlɛktrəˌfɔːm) /

verb

to form (a metallic object) by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
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