Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
die-cast

die-cast

1 7.4
An object made by pushing melted metal into a mold under high pressure
  • adjective
  • /ˈdaɪˌkæst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fundido a presión
  • The actuator is housed in a weather-resistant aluminum die-cast housing.
  • die-cast zinc
  • die-cast aluminum

And they made Cam covers and oil pans and I want to say some other car parts as well out of die cast aluminum.

Examples

  • All the pieces are die cast and the finish is terrific.

  • I have a project that I need to photograph over one hundred die-cast race cars that I am going to put on eBay to sell.

    Blog text (25)

  • Giant die cast polished aluminum baseball player.

  • And they made Cam covers and oil pans and I want to say some other car parts as well out of die cast aluminum.

    Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

  • Decker sees the technology eventually producing many of the parts that today are die-cast.

    Academic text (1999)

  • In 1968, American toymaker Mattel released a series of 1:64 scale die-cast cars called Hot Wheels.

    Blog text (15)

  • The top cover and front cover are die-cast from magnesium alloy; the X-E1 has tough, exquisite designs.

    Blog text (7)

  • For instance, a Philips Medical vendor, a die-cast supplier, chooses not to use the OneSpace System.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The eight-page case-history book contains six product-design scenarios for successful zinc die-cast applications.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The model airplane was made from die-cast metal, ensuring its durability and detail.

Synonyms

molded
vsdie-cast
  • US
4.2

Shaped to fit by pressing soft material into a hard form

is produced by forcing molten metal into a shaped cavity under high pressure

Surface Forms

die-cast positive
die-cast comparative
die-cast superlative

Morphology

die-cast = die + cast (transparent) = die + cast

Literal compound of 'die' (mould) + 'cast' (past participle), meaning 'shaped by casting in a die', so the meaning follows directly from the parts.

Etymology

The word die-cast comes from the tool called a die ('mold') and the verb cast ('to pour'). So, die-cast describes objects made by pouring hot, liquid metal into a mold, often under pressure, to get a strong, exact shape.