Definition of Castings

1. Noun. (plural of casting) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Castings

1. casting [n] - See also: casting

Lexicographical Neighbors of Castings

castigatories
castigators
castigatory
castillated
casting
casting-couch
casting agent
casting away
casting flask
casting lots
casting off
casting ring
casting vote
casting wax
castings (current term)
castiron
castle
castle in Spain
castle in the air
castle nut
castle nuts
castlebuilder
castlebuilders
castlebuilding
castled
castleless
castlelike
castleman disease
castleries

Literary usage of Castings

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

1. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1918)
"The amount of sulphur in gray-iron castings should not exceed 0.12 per cent. ... The amount of manganese in gray-iron castings is usually less than è per ..."

2. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1891)
"DURING the past few years steel castings have come extensively into use in ... Steel castings, however, have not given universal satisfaction by any means. ..."

3. Irrigation Engineering by Arthur Powell Davis, Herbert Michael Wilson (1919)
"GRAY IRON castings Based on " Standard Specifications for Gray Iron castings " of the American Society for Testing Materials, adopted September 1, 1905. 86. ..."

4. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1910)
"Explains a method of finding the weight of steel castings. 1200 w. ... The Manufacture of Steel castings in Small Quantities. Arthur Simonson. ..."

5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"Hard, brittle white-iron castings may be softened and annealed, according to George Parker Royston, either by oxidizing the carbon—the older method, ..."

6. Transactions by Michigan State Medical Society (1903)
"Mr. Percy Longmuir holds that castings should present an attractive appearance ... Apart from defective molding, bad trimming leaves unsightly castings. ..."

7. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"Disposition of castings and Packing Material.—Small castings and scale, as they come from the annealing pots, are sometimes put directly into a coarse ..."

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