casting

See also: Casting and cásting

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast +‎ -ing.

VerbEdit

casting

  1. present participle of cast

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast +‎ -ing.

NounEdit

casting (countable and uncountable, plural castings)

  1. The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
  2. A manufacturing process using a mold.
  3. (countable) An object made in a mold.
    • 1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 343:
      The practice of casting steel seems the most difficult of all the foundry arts, for despite every care, a percentage of the work is liable to be faulty and disappointing, but at Crewe, generally, a very good class of casting was turned out.
  4. The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.[W]
  5. The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
  6. (programming) The act of converting between data types.
  7. (hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, H.L. Brækstad, transl., Folk and Fairy Tales, page 77:
      "The dogs were no sooner let loose, than the hare was afoot. This time there was no stopping or casting, but the hounds were soon in full cry, and after half-an-hour's run, the hare came dancing down the moor towards me."
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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English casting.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

casting m (plural castings)

  1. casting (selection of actors)

Further readingEdit

ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English casting.

NounEdit

casting m (invariable)

  1. casting (selection of actors)

PolishEdit

 
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Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English casting.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

casting m inan

  1. casting (selection of performers)

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

adjective

Further readingEdit

  • casting in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • casting in Polish dictionaries at PWN

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English casting.

NounEdit

casting n (uncountable)

  1. casting

DeclensionEdit

SpanishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English casting.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

casting m (plural castings)

  1. casting

Usage notesEdit

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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