free-form

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See also: freeform and free form

English

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Etymology

free + form

Pronunciation

Adjective

free-form (comparative more free-form, superlative most free-form)

  1. Having an unconventional, variable or asymmetric form.
    • 1996 April 15, Amy Cortese, Amy Barrett, Paul Eng, and Linda Himelstein, “The Online World of Steve Case”, in BusinessWeek:
      This annual March gathering of the digital elite, held at a resort near Tucson, is a combination of a three-day free-form think tank and schmooze-athon where the latest trends are dissected and, in the corridors or on the golf course, deals are hatched.
  2. (roleplaying games) Referring to a roleplaying game which does not use a formal system of rules.

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Noun

free-form (plural free-forms)

  1. A free-form shape or artwork.
    • 2014, Laura Reiter, Beginner's Guide to Abstract Art:
      The background shapes are also called 'negative' shapes and are found between the positive shapes – in this case, the rectangles, triangles, circles and freeforms.

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