investment casting

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noun Metallurgy.

a casting process in which an expendable pattern is surrounded by an investment compound and then baked so that the investment is hardened to form a mold and the pattern material may be melted and run off.

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Also called precision casting.

Compare lost-wax process.

Origin of investment casting

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby investment casting

investiture, investment, investment analyst, investment bank, investment bond, investment casting, investment company, investment tax credit, investment trust, inveteracy, inveterate

How to use investment casting in a sentence

But I have no desire to go on casting calls or any of that stuff.
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Cuba, already corrupt, will have to avoid becoming even more so when American investment pours in.
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“We make a vast investment in these casks,” says Stuart MacPherson, the aforementioned wood master.
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All of that required an upfront investment from Nataly and me.
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We knew it would be an expensive endeavor, and we still chose to make the investment.
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Edna Pontellier, casting her eyes about, had finally kept them at rest upon the sea.
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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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Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
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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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Lowering her voice, and casting a timid glance around, she whispered in his ear, as if afraid of speaking it out.
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