单词 | cast |
释义 | cast [kast] ENGINEERING 1. To form a liquid or plastic substance into a fixed shape by letting it cool in the mold. 2. Any object which is formed by placing a castable substance in a mold or form and allowing it to solidify. Also known as casting. MEDICINE 1. A rigid dressing used to immobilize a part of the body. 2. See <<strabismus>> NAVIGATION 1. To turn a ship in its own water. 2. To turn a ship to a desired direction without gaining either headway or sternway. 3. To take a sounding with the lead. OPTICS A change in a color because of the adding of a different hue. PALEONTOLOGY A fossil reproduction of a natural object formed by infiltration of a mold of the object by waterborne minerals. PHYSIOLOGY A mass of fibrous material or exudate having the form of the body cavity in which it has been molded; classified from its source, such as bronchial, renal, or tracheal. |
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