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Definition of Casting

Casting
Casting Cast"ing, n. 1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing. 2. The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold. 3. That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting. 4. The warping of a board. --Brande & C. 5. The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc. Casting of draperies, the proper distribution of the folds of garments, in painting and sculpture. Casting line (Fishing), the leader; also, sometimes applied to the long reel line. Casting net, a net which is cast and drawn, in distinction from a net that is set and left. Casting voice, Casting vote, the decisive vote of a presiding officer, when the votes of the assembly or house are equally divided. ``When there was an equal vote, the governor had the casting voice.' --B. Trumbull.

Meaning of Casting from wikipedia

- Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and...
- Die casting is a metal casting process that is characterized by forcing molten metal under high pressure into a mold cavity. The mold cavity is created...
- lost-wax casting (which may be further divided into centrifugal casting, and vacuum ****ist direct pour casting), plaster mold casting and sand casting. The...
- The casting couch is a euphemism for the practice of soliciting ****ual favors from a job applicant in exchange for employment in the entertainment industry...
- Casting By is a 2012 American do****entary film directed by Tom Donahue. It combines over 230 interviews, extensive archival footage, animated stills and...
- performing arts industry such as theatre, film, or television, casting, or a casting call, is a pre-production process for selecting a certain type of...
- casting. For casting metal, see casting (metalworking). Casting may also refer to: Casting, forming a protective orthopedic cast Casting, a process in...
- Sand casting, also known as sand molded casting, is a metal casting process characterized by using sand—known as casting sand—as the mold material. The...
- Central Casting is an American casting company that specializes in the casting of extras, body doubles, and stand-ins. It was founded in Los Angeles in...
- Investment casting is an industrial process based on lost-wax casting, one of the oldest known metal-forming techniques. The term "lost-wax casting" can also...