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🪨 To shape roughly 🏠 To coat with plaster 🧱 A coarse plaster 📐 A basic model
roughcast

roughcast

8.5
A first simple model made to show an idea before final work
  • noun
  • /ˈrʌfˌkæst/
translation icon : esbozo
  • The sculptor made a roughcast before starting on the final marble statue.

Examples

  • This report is only a roughcast and will require significant refinement.

  • After the initial sketches, they created a roughcast model.

  • Architects often create a roughcast to visualize their initial ideas.

  • The architect presented a roughcast of the new building.

  • Architects often create a roughcast to visualize their initial concepts for new buildings.

  • The sculptor made a roughcast to serve as a guide before starting on the final piece.

  • This design is just a roughcast and will need further detailing to meet the client's needs.

Synonyms

rough
vsroughcast
1 4.7

A quick simple drawing that shows the basic idea

is broader covering any early version or model beyond only drawings
rough drawing
vsroughcast
3.7

A quick simple sketch that shows the main ideas

applies more widely to any preliminary model or version not just sketches

Antonyms

detailed
353 3.7

Having many small parts or facts that you can see

finished
2 1.0

Complete and no longer needing work

How Detailed

finished
2 1.0
to prototype
1 4.2
draft
  • Specialized
245 3.7
sketch
150 2.5
roughcast
8.5

Surface Forms

roughcast singular
roughcasts plural

Morphology

roughcast = rough + cast (semi-transparent) = rough + cast

The sense 'preliminary model' follows the literal combination 'rough' + 'cast', but 'cast' as 'model' is somewhat figurative and may not be immediately clear to learners.

Etymology

The word roughcast combines rough ('not finished') and cast ('to shape'), so a roughcast is a quickly made shape or model. Think of it like a 'rough draft' that shows the basic form before the final, detailed version.