precastadj.
/ˈpriːkɑːst/, /ˈpriːkast/, U.S. /ˈpriˌkæst/ Formed by casting before being placed in position; composed of units so made. Also: involving such casting in advance.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > having undergone other processes
alumed1574
splinted1616
scribed1678
cold-drawn1716
droved1754
cool-drawn1774
swaged1842
spliced1859
chiselled1873
steam-cured1909
refinished1910
precast1914
fibrillated1929
plasticized1937
foamed1943
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [adjective] > types of preliminary processing
preheating1898
precast1960
1914 C. E. Fowler Pract. Treat. Sub-aqueous Found. xxvii. 553 The use of pre-cast piles for permanent construction at a reasonable cost is an ideal type.
1960 Times 6 Oct. 7/4 It may be possible to make such roofs in plastic by precast methods.
1975 Princ. Quality Concrete (Portland Cement Assoc.) ii. 31 British engineers were experimenting with precast residential structures as early as 1905. Following World War II, precast construction became a permanent part of the European building trades.
1995 Kay & Co. (Worcester) Catal. Autumn–Winter 735/1 Flavel Emberglow Classic gas fire... Suitable for hearth mounting only and for use with most flues including precast.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
precastv.
/priːˈkɑːst/, /priːˈkast/, U.S. /priˈkæst/ transitive. To cast (metal, concrete, etc., or an object of this) in its final shape before placing it in position. Also occasionally intransitive.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > perform general or industrial manufacturing processes [verb (transitive)] > preprocess > types of preliminary process
preheat1862
precool1907
premix1917
precast1919
pre-cut1945
pre-impregnate1951
pre-score1957
prepreg1964
precure1973
1919 E. A. Bonney & W. G. Harger Handbk. Highway Engineers iii. 114 (figure) Rails may be precast.
1938 F. E. Wentworth-Shields & W. S. Gray Reinforced Concrete Piling ix. 81 The use of concrete piles which, instead of being pre-cast, are made by forming a hole in the ground and filling it with concrete..is steadily extending.
1974 A. Hodgkinson AJ Handbk. Building Struct. v. 167/2 The more difficult the in situ formwork problem, the easier is the decision to precast.
1988 S. Afr. Panorama May 27/1 New casting-moulds were made and the adornments pre-cast in concrete.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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