misrun
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A casting that does not completely fill the mold, leaving unfilled spaces.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
To run incompetently; mismanage.
verb
To result in a misrun.
Example Sentences
- "The reasons for cold shut or misrun may be too thin sections, improper gating system, slow and intermittent pouring, poor fluidity of metal."
- "When wall thickness is decreased to less than 1/16 in., adequate mold filling becomes almost impossible, except for extremely short distances, and misruns result because of the freezing of metal before the mold is filled."
- "A misrun is caused when the metal is unable to fill the mould cavity completely and thus leaves unfilled cavities."
- "If the molten metal is too cold or casting is too thin, entire mould may not be filled during pouring before the metal starts solidifying and result in misrun."
- "The experience of most drillstem testing companies indicates that the chance of a misrun in a poorly prepared hole is approximately 30 percent, whereas the chance of a misrun in a well-prepared hole has been cut down to roughly 15 percent."
- "In this test, the pressure curve shows clearly that a seal was not affected; therefore, this is a misrun."