die casting

American  

noun

Metallurgy.

1. a process in which molten metal is forced into metallic molds under hydraulic pressure to shape it, form objects, etc.

2. an article made by this process.

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Other Word Forms

• die-casting
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of die casting

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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die casting

These ingots were then sent to Falcon Lakeside Manufacturing in Michigan, where they were melted and cast into automotive components using high pressure die casting.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

Golf cart-like vehicles guide tourists through a whir of mechanical arms and machines die casting, stamping and assembling car bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026

Workers at an aluminum die casting factory in Coimbatore, India.

From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023

Among the posted positions are managers and engineers to supervise the operation of its 6,000-ton die casting machines known as Giga Press, one of the world's biggest.

From Reuters ● Jun. 9, 2022

There had been, first, the fear that Craig would die, casting its grisly shadow across the floor; and this had woven with the dread, that never lessened, of the moment when he should recover consciousness.

From The Long Lane's Turning by Hallie Erminie Rives