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Definition of Casing
1. Noun. The housing or outer covering of something. "The clock has a walnut case"
Specialized synonyms: Boot, Gear Box, Gear Case, Gearbox, Jacket
Group relationships: Grandfather Clock, Longcase Clock
Generic synonyms: Housing
Derivative terms: Case, Case
2. Noun. The outermost covering of a pneumatic tire.
3. Noun. The enclosing frame around a door or window opening. "The casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"
Group relationships: Door, Doorway, Room Access, Threshold, Window
Generic synonyms: Framework
Definition of Casing
1. n. The act or process of inclosing in, or covering with, a case or thin substance, as plaster, boards, etc.
Definition of Casing
1. Noun. That which encloses or encases. ¹
2. Noun. (uncountable computing) The collective states of upper and lower case letters. ¹
3. Verb. (present participle of case) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Casing
1. a protective outer covering [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Casing
Literary usage of Casing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1888)
"The casing could not thus slide loosely up and down, unless sufficient space were
left between the beac a and the upper terminus of the casing. ..."
2. Proceedings by Natural Gas Association of America, Modern Language Association of America (1921)
"Next try unscrewing the casing, and if the tubing turns, it will indicate ...
After making several rounds on your casing, you should then unlatch the packer ..."
3. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"The casing will be provided with proper apertures, capable of being closed at
... The casing will thus be in a condition to receive the moment of rotation ..."
4. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"This stopped the leakage around the casing for only a few hours. Next, 1.53 m3
of concrete were placed over the previously placed gravel at the well head; ..."
5. Transactions by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1919)
"1675 RECOVERY OF GASOLINE FROM casing- HEAD AND NATURAL GAS By Paul Diserens,
Cincinnati, Ohio Member of the Society In this paper the author describes in ..."
6. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"(St. Louis Meeting, September, 1920) THE utilization of casing-head gas in the
manufacture of casing-head gasoline by both the absorption and the ..."
7. Petroleum: A Treatise on the Geographical Distribution and Geological by Sir Boverton Redwood (1896)
"casing. — The casing, each string of which extends from the mouth of the well,
is made up in lengths of 17J to 20 feet, screwed together. ..."
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