cas·ing

(kā′sĭng)

1. An outer cover: a shell casing; a tire casing.

2. The frame or framework for a window or door.

3. A metal pipe or tube used as a lining for a water, oil, or gas well.

4. A membranous case, often made of animal intestine, used to contain sausage or other processed meat.

5. A narrow passage for a rod or cord, as in a curtain or the waistband of a garment, made by folding over a small strip of fabric at its edge along its width and sewing it in place.

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casing

(ˈkeɪsɪŋ)

1. a protective case or cover

2. material for a case or cover

3. (Architecture) Also called: case a frame containing a door, window, or staircase

4. (Cookery) the intestines of cattle, pigs, etc, or a synthetic substitute, used as a container for sausage meat

5. (Automotive Engineering) the outer cover of a pneumatic tyre

6. (General Engineering) a pipe or tube used to line a hole or shaft

7. (Mechanical Engineering) the outer shell of a steam or gas turbine

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cas•ing

(ˈkeɪ sɪŋ)

n.

1. a case or covering; housing.

2. material for a case or covering.

3. the framework around a door or window.

4. the outermost covering of an automobile tire.

5. any frame or framework.

6. a steel pipe or tubing, esp. as used in oil and gas wells.

7. the tubular intestinal membrane of sheep, cattle, or hogs, or a synthetic facsimile, for encasing sausage, salami, etc.

8. a channel created in a garment or other article to carry a drawstring or elastic.

[1565–75]

Casing

During the early years of the automobile, Tires were sometimes called casings.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	casing - the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case" shell, case boot - protective casing for something that resembles a leg gear box, gear case, gearbox - the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed grandfather clock, longcase clock - a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case housing - a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component jacket - the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
	2.	casing - the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre - a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc
	3.	casing - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" case doorway, room access, door, threshold - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" framework - a structure supporting or containing something window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

casing

noun covering, case, cover, shell, container, integument Bullet casings lay scattered on the ground.

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Translations

Gehäuse

chambranle cuvelage

camicia [come rivestimento]copertura custodia fodera involucro

гильза кожух кожуховый

casing

[ˈkeɪsɪŋ] N (Tech) (gen) → cubierta f; [of boiler] → revestimiento m; [of cylinder] → camisa f; [of tyre] → llanta f; [of window] → marco m

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casing

[ˈkeɪsɪŋ] n

[bullet, bomb] → enveloppe f
spent casing [bullet] → douille f

[engine] → carter m

casing

n (Tech) → Gehäuse nt; (of cylinder, tyre) → Mantel m; (of sausage) → Haut f, → Darm m

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casing

[ˈkeɪsɪŋ] n (Tech) → rivestimento; (of tyre) → copertone m