warping
反る
解説 Definition
warping は、warp（反る、ゆがむ）の現在分詞・動名詞です。木材や金属、プラスチックなどが熱や湿気で形を変えている状態を表します。
Warping is the present-participle or gerund form of warp and refers to becoming bent, twisted, or otherwise distorted from an original shape, or causing such distortion. It is often used for wood, plastic, metal, and similar materials affected by moisture, heat, or pressure.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 warp「反る、ゆがめる」にそのまま -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、綴りの脱落や子音の重複はありません。発音は warp の後に /ɪŋ/ を続けます。humidity warping wood、heat warping plastic のように、湿気や熱で平らな材料が本来の形から外れる場面で覚えましょう。
Warping comes from warp plus -ing, with no dropped letter or doubled consonant. Pronounce it by adding /ɪŋ/ to warp. Picture a flat wooden door slowly bending because of humidity or a plastic cover changing shape under strong heat. Those typical causes make combinations such as wood warping, heat warping plastic, and prevent warping easy to remember. As a participle, it describes an ongoing change; as a gerund, it names the process. The core idea is departure from the material’s original straight or regular shape.
例文
The wooden door is warping because of the humidity.
湿気のせいで、その木のドアは反ってきています。
Heat from the sun was warping the plastic cover.
太陽の熱でプラスチックのカバーがゆがんでいました。
The builder checked whether the floorboards were warping.
施工業者は床板が反っていないかを確認しました。
warping の類義語・関連語
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warping の語源・成り立ち Etymology
warping は warp「反る・ゆがめる」に進行や動名詞を作る -ing が付いた形です。warp は古英語 weorpan「投げる・向きを変える」に由来し、物が押されて本来の形から外れる感じが「反る」につながりました。関連語は warp、warped です。
Warping is formed directly from warp and the participial or gerund ending -ing. Warp comes from Old English weorpan, whose earlier meanings involved throwing, turning, or casting. Over time, the verb developed senses connected with twisting or pulling something away from its proper direction or shape. In modern material contexts, warping denotes bending or distortion, especially when heat, moisture, or pressure makes an object lose its original form.
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