precast
/pɹiˈkæst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "The bridge used precast concrete girders."
- "The new culvert, 200 ft. long, was constructed with precast reinforced concrete segments, similar to those used in building the London tube railway tunnels, and is being lined internally with reinforced concrete placed in situ to give a finished internal diameter of 9 ft."
- "Except that in their case, the logs are made from precast concrete shaped and painted to look like the real thing."
- "Each TBM installs two-metre-wide rings made up of seven precast concrete segments produced on-site. Each ring takes approximately 45 minutes to one hour to install."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English precast From pre- + cast.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɹiˈkæst/
- British English: /pɹiːˈkɑːst/
Usage
Inflected Forms
precasts (plural)
precasts (present, singular)
precasting (participle, present)
precasted (common, error unknown tag)