🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

鋳造所

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chūzōsho

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Casting/ˈkæs.tɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"アーティストは鋳造所で数時間を過ごしました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of shaping a material, typically metal or plastic, by pouring it into a mold.

    "The artist spent hours in the casting shop, perfecting the bronze sculpture."
  2. 2

    A place where casting is performed, often equipped with tools and machinery for metalworking.

    "The casting shop was bustling with workers preparing for the next production run."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'casten', from Old Norse 'kasta' (to throw), with the metallurgical sense developing in the late Middle Ages to describe pouring molten metal into a mold. The term expanded from the physical act of throwing to the technical process of shaping materials by pouring them into forms.

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