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uncastable

adj

Etymology

From un- + castable.

  1. derived from chaste — “chaste”
  2. derived from castra — “fortification”
  3. suffixed as castable — “cast + able”
  4. prefixed as uncastable — “un + castable”

Definitions

  1. That cannot be cast (filled with, or allocated, a theatrical role).

    • Colleen Dewhurst, though in many ways wrong for the virtually uncastable Josie, is as lucid and luminous […]
    • […] that he would, like many actors, become so stereotyped in the public mind as to be uncastable in other roles […]

  2. That cannot be cast (converted to other data types).

    • They're strongly typed, uncastable pointers […]

  3. That cannot be set in a cast.

    • ...internal fixation in children with open, unstable, or otherwise uncastable forearm fractures […]
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. That cannot be used for, or produced through, casting (manufacturing with a mould).

      • Casting must be done within a day or two of moulding or the moulds will begin to wind-dry and become uncastable […]
      • This allows the casting of otherwise uncastable materials, with acceptable rejection rates, and can increase ductility by as much as a factor of six.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA