precast

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ cast

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /pɹiˈkæst/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹiːˈkɑːst/
Rhymes: -æst, -ɑːst
Hyphenation: pre‧cast

Adjective

precast (not comparable)

Cast previously in another location.
The bridge used precast concrete girders.
- 2009 January 22, Jim Robbins, “The Logless Log Home”, in New York Times‎:
  Except that in their case, the logs are made from precast concrete shaped and painted to look like the real thing.

Antonyms

cast-in-place

Noun

precast (countable and uncountable, plural precasts)

Structural members made of concrete, ready for installation.

Verb

precast (third-person singular simple present precasts, present participle precasting, simple past and past participle precast)

To cast in a location other than where to be installed.

Anagrams

CatSper, carpest, carpets, cepstra, preacts, spectra

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