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Meaning of uncastable | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. That cannot be cast (filled with, or allocated, a theatrical role).
  2. That cannot be cast (converted to other data types).
  3. That cannot be set in a cast.
  4. That cannot be used for, or produced through, casting (manufacturing with a mould).

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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