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castable

castable

6.6
Able to be shaped by pouring liquid into a mold
  • adjective
  • /ˈkæstəbəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : moldeable
  • The artist used a castable resin to create intricate sculptures in her studio.

Examples

  • You know, Pyrex, yes, Pyrex is castable, but not this.

  • For the project, we chose a castable material that could easily take the shape of the mold.

  • The toy is made from a castable plastic that allows it to be molded into various shapes.

Synonyms

moldable
vscastable
  • US
1 4.1

You can shape materials like clay when they are soft

is produced by pouring material into a container to set
formable
vscastable
4.4

Can be shaped or molded into a new form

is made specifically by pouring material into a shaped container
shapeable
vscastable
3.7

A material that you can make into different shapes

is made by pouring liquid material into the shape of a container

Surface Forms

castable positive

Morphology

castable = cast (transparent) = cast + able

Straightforward verb + -able: 'able to be shaped by casting' is directly derived from the basic verb meaning.

Etymology

Castable comes from the verb cast ('to pour or shape in a mold') and the ending -able ('able to'). When metal or resin is 'cast' you pour it into a mold, so castable means 'able to be made by casting'.