centrifugal casting

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noun Metallurgy.

casting that utilizes centrifugal force within a spinning mold to force the metal against the walls.

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Origin of centrifugal casting

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby centrifugal casting

centri-, centric, centrifugal, centrifugal box, centrifugal brake, centrifugal casting, centrifugal clutch, centrifugal force, centrifugalize, centrifugal pump, centrifugate

How to use centrifugal casting in a sentence

But I have no desire to go on casting calls or any of that stuff.
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Nosferatu (1922) The way Nosferatu looked was my inspiration for casting Michael Berryman in The Hills Have Eyes.
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Edna Pontellier, casting her eyes about, had finally kept them at rest upon the sea.
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Both Esbach's, which is very widely used, and the centrifugal method give fair results.
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The moon was coming up, and its mystic shimmer was casting a million lights across the distant, restless water.
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"I wouldn't do him any harm for the world," said Mrs. Kaye, casting down her eyes and looking very young and innocent.
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