Warping

Warping
Warping Warp"ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, warps. [1913 Webster]

2. The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver. --Craig. [1913 Webster]

{Warping bank}, a bank of earth raised round a field to retain water let in for the purpose of enriching land. --Craig.

{Warping hook}, a hook used by rope makers for hanging the yarn on, when warping it into hauls for tarring.

{Warping mill}, a machine for warping yarn.

{Warping penny}, money, varying according to the length of the thread, paid to the weaver by the spinner on laying the warp. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.

{Warping post}, a strong post used in warping rope-yarn. [1913 Webster]


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  • Warping — (von englisch warp = verformen, verzerren) von Bildern gehört in der Computergrafik zu den bildbasierten Techniken. Falls zu einem Bild die dazugehörigen Tiefenwerte existieren, ist es mittels der Warping Gleichung möglich, das Bild von einem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Warping — Warping,   eine Technik der schrittweisen Veränderung von Bildern, ähnlich dem Morphing, wobei jedoch nur mit einem Ausgangsbild, nicht aber mit einem Zielbild gearbeitet wird …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Warping — Warp Warp (w[add]rp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warped} (w[add]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Warping}.] [OE. warpen; fr. Icel. varpa to throw, cast, varp a casting, fr. verpa to throw; akin to Dan. varpe to warp a ship, Sw. varpa, AS. weorpan to cast, OS.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Warping bank — Warping Warp ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, warps. [1913 Webster] 2. The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver. Craig. [1913 Webster] {Warping bank}, a bank of earth raised round a field to retain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Warping hook — Warping Warp ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, warps. [1913 Webster] 2. The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver. Craig. [1913 Webster] {Warping bank}, a bank of earth raised round a field to retain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Warping mill — Warping Warp ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, warps. [1913 Webster] 2. The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver. Craig. [1913 Webster] {Warping bank}, a bank of earth raised round a field to retain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Warping penny — Warping Warp ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, warps. [1913 Webster] 2. The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver. Craig. [1913 Webster] {Warping bank}, a bank of earth raised round a field to retain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Warping post — Warping Warp ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, warps. [1913 Webster] 2. The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver. Craig. [1913 Webster] {Warping bank}, a bank of earth raised round a field to retain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • warping head — warping end …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Warping (sailing) — In sailing, warping is a method of moving a vessel, typically against the wind, by hauling on a line attached to an anchor, a sea anchor or a fixed object, such as a bollard. In small boats, the anchor may be thrown in the intended direction of… …   Wikipedia

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