2. An outside covering, for protection or ornament, or to
precent the radiation of heat.
[1913 Webster]
3. An inclosing frame; esp. the framework around a door or a window. See {Case}, n., 4. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Casing — may refer to:* Casing (ammunition), a shell enclosing the explosive propellant in ammunition * Casing (sausage), a thin covering holding the food contents of sausage * Casing (borehole), a metal tube used during the drilling of a well * Casing… … Wikipedia
casing — ● casing nom masculin Sauce appliquée sur le tabac avant hachage ; opération consistant à appliquer cette sauce. Caisson étanche et calorifuge enveloppant le faisceau tubulaire des chaudières modernes et constituant la chambre de chauffe. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
casing — CÁSING s.n. Tubaj exterior într o sondă de petrol; coloană de protecţie. [pron. chei sin. / < engl., fr. casing]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 03.12.2004. Sursa: DN CASING CHÉI SIN/ s. n. tubaj exterior într o sondă de petrol. (< engl., fr.… … Dicționar Român
casing — [n] covering hull, jacket, sheath, skin, wrapper; concepts 484,750 … New thesaurus
casing — ► NOUN 1) a cover or shell that protects or encloses something. 2) the frame round a door or window … English terms dictionary
casing — [kās′iŋ] n. 1. the act of encasing 2. a protective covering; specif., ☆ a) a cleaned intestine as of cattle, a plastic membrane, etc., used to encase processed meats ☆ b) the supporting framework of a pneumatic rubber tire exclusive of an inner… … English World dictionary
casing — [1] The outside shell of something such as the shell of an alternator or starter motor. Also see axle casing differential casing spiral casing turbine casing volute casing [2] The tire casing … Dictionary of automotive terms
casing — UK [ˈkeɪsɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms casing : singular casing plural casings a layer of a substance that is used for covering something rubber/copper/aluminium casing … English dictionary
casing — noun a) That which encloses or encases. Some people like to split the casing of a sausage before cooking so it doesnt split, others dont. b) The collective states of upper and lower case letters. The replacement string should have the same casing … Wiktionary
Casing — Case Case, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casing}.] 1. To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose. [1913 Webster] The man who, cased in steel, had passed whole days and nights in the saddle. Prescott. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
