Lexic.us

Definition of Casting

1. Noun. Object formed by a mold.

2. Noun. The act of creating something by casting it in a mold.

3. Noun. The act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel.

4. Noun. The choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie.

Definition of Casting

1. n. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.

Definition of Casting

1. Verb. (present participle of cast) ¹

2. Noun. The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc. ¹

3. Noun. A manufacturing process using a mold. ¹

4. Noun. The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops. ¹

5. Noun. The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Casting

1. something made in a mold [n -S]

Medical Definition of Casting

1. 1. A metallic object formed in a mold. 2. The act of forming a casting in a mold. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Casting

castest casteth castewise castful castigate castigated castigates castigating castigations castigator

castigatories castigators castigatory castillated casting (current term) casting-couch casting agent casting away casting flask casting lots

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Literary usage of Casting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions by Michigan State Medical Society (1903)
"Not only do we find sponginess, blow holes and shrinkage spots, but ther,e are differences in the diameter of the flanged portion as well as casting strains ..."

2. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1896)
"The trunnion casting H is simply bored out to receive the three tubes, ... To the rear of the trunnion casting is ‘a small bronze casting M through which ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"He exhibits a specimen of a word cast for him by this process which not only proves the possibility of casting types in this manner but also shows the same ..."

4. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America by Seismological Society of America (1913)
"Another small casting (C) is screwed up from below, and holds a thin disk of tempered steel (£>) between its upper edge and the projecting rim of the ..."

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