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adjective
Date: 1950
1. having or being an irregular or asymmetrical shape or design <free-form furniture> 2. free 12b <free-form dancing>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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free-form — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a free form a free form contour free form art a free form coffee table a free form swimming pool II. adjective … Useful english dictionary
free form — noun a morpheme that can occur alone • Syn: ↑free morpheme • Hypernyms: ↑morpheme * * * noun : an asymmetrical biomorphic and usually nonrectilinear shape used in works of art or of design especially of the 20th century and found typically in the … Useful english dictionary
free-form — adj. /free fawrm /; adv. /free fawrm /, adj. 1. characterized by free form: free form sculpture. 2. not organized or planned in a conventional way: a free form international conglomerate. 3. encouraged to function or evolve without advance… … Universalium
free form — also free form ADJ: ADJ n A free form work of art or piece of music has not been created according to a standard style or convention. ...free form jazz … English dictionary
free-form — adj. Free form is used with these nouns: ↑jazz … Collocations dictionary
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