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caster¹
- /ˈkɑːstə(ɹ)/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
- /ˈkæstə(ɹ)/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
- /ˈkæstɚ/ Canada, US
Sounds like castor, Castor · Rhymes with -æstə(ɹ), -ɑːstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From cast + -er; the wheel sense comes from obsolete cast (“to turn”).
noun casters · castor
- Someone or something that casts. a caster of spells
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A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).
Many office chairs roll on a set of casters.
Similar: casterwheel
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A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
a set of casters
Similar: cruet
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A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
Similar: cruet
- The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster. In addition, caster helps to reduce steering effort and to return the steering wheel to the center position after a turn.
verb casters · castering · castered · castor
- To act as a caster (wheeled assembly).
Caster²
Rhymes with -æstə(ɹ)
proper noun Casters
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: castor, breakthrough, progress, advance, cruet, bait, cablecaster, castmate, castler, catcher, founder, roughcaster, casteller, castmember, thrower, recaster
Translations
Every language
noun someone or something that casts
| Italiano | lanciatore m lanciatrice, incantatore m incantatrice |
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noun wheeled assembly
| Español | rueda, ruedita, ruedecita, rueda giratoria |
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| 日本語 | キャスター kyasutā |
| 中文 | 輪腳 /轮脚 lúnjiǎo |
| Português | rodízio |
| Français | roulette |
| Deutsch | Rollfuß, Castor-Rad, Lenkrolle |
| Italiano | montaggio su ruote |
| Ελληνικά | καρούλι karoúli |
| Русский | колёсико koljósiko, ро́лик rólik |
noun shaker with perforated top
| Español | salero, azucarera |
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| 日本語 | 薬味入れ yakumiire |
| 中文 | 調味瓶 /调味瓶 tiáowèi píng |
| Deutsch | Streuer |
| Italiano | spargisale, saliera, pepiera, spargipepe |
| Русский | пе́речница pérečnica, соло́нка solónka |
noun (automotive)
| Español | cáster, ángulo de lanzamiento, lanzamiento |
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title = {caster},
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