precast
English
Etymology
pre- + cast
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹiˈkæst/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹiːˈkɑːst/
- Rhymes: -æst, -ɑːst
- Hyphenation: pre‧cast
Adjective
precast (not comparable)
- Cast previously in another location.
- The bridge used precast concrete girders.
- 2009 January 22, Jim Robbins, “The Logless Log Home”, in New York Times:
- Except that in their case, the logs are made from precast concrete shaped and painted to look like the real thing.
Antonyms
- cast-in-place
Noun
precast (countable and uncountable, plural precasts)
- Structural members made of concrete, ready for installation.
Verb
precast (third-person singular simple present precasts, present participle precasting, simple past and past participle precast)
- To cast in a location other than where to be installed.
Anagrams
- CatSper, carpest, carpets, cepstra, preacts, spectra