From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcastingcast‧ing /ˈkɑːstɪŋ $ ˈkæstɪŋ/ noun 1 [uncountable]AMAP the process of choosing the actors for a film or play → cast a casting director2 [countable]TIAVS an object made by pouring liquid metal, plastic etc into a mould (=specially shaped container)3 → the casting couch
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casting• Both are technically very fine castings and well finished.• Such are the perils of power-house casting.• We also have some idea of how casting might be achieved.• These two techniques of casting are regarded as distinct and having different geographical distributions.• This is achieved by eliminating not only functionless parts but also unnecessary machining operations and simplifying the shape of the sand castings. 