Casting vs. Loam

Castingnoun

The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.

Castingnoun

A manufacturing process using a mold.

Castingnoun

An object made in a mold.

Castingnoun

The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.

Castingnoun

The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.

Castingnoun

(programming) The act of converting between data types.

Castingnoun

The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.

Castingnoun

The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold.

Castingnoun

That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.

Castingnoun

The warping of a board.

Castingnoun

The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc.

Castingnoun

object formed by a mold

Castingnoun

the act of creating something by casting it in a mold

Castingnoun

the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

Castingnoun

the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

Casting

Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process.

Loamnoun

(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

Loamnoun

(metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.

Loamverb

To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

Loamadjective

Made of loam; consisting of loam.

Loamnoun

A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

Loamnoun

A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern.

Loamverb

To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

Loamnoun

a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials

Loam

The definition of Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size > 63 micrometres (0.0025 in)), silt (particle size > 2 micrometres (7.9×10−5 in)), and a smaller amount of clay (particle size < 2 micrometres (7.9×10−5 in)). By weight, its mineral composition is about 40–40–20% concentration of sand–silt–clay, respectively.