Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncastable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-castable
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

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

adj

That cannot be set in a cast.

adj

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

Example Sentences

"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 […]"
"They're strongly typed, uncastable pointers […]"
"...internal fixation in children with open, unstable, or otherwise uncastable forearm fractures […]"
"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."

Etymology

From un- + castable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

more uncastable (comparative) most uncastable (superlative)

Questions

What does uncastable mean?: That cannot be cast (filled with, or allocated, a theatrical role).
Where does uncastable come from?: From un- + castable.

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