casing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪsɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -eɪsɪŋ

Noun

casing (plural casings)

1. That which encloses or encases.

   Some people like to split the casing of a sausage before cooking so it doesn't burst.

2. (architecture) The decorative trim around a door or window.
3. (oil industry) A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well.
4. (uncountable, computing) The state of letter case across a whole phrase or whole lines of text; the collective state/arrangement of uppercase and lowercase letters.

   The replacement string should have the same casing as the matched text.

Derived terms

• casing bead
• casing hanger
• casingless
• casing string
• sausage casing
• subcasing
• upcasing

 

Translations

that which encloses or encases

• Bulgarian: обви́вка (bg) (obvívka), опако́вка (opakóvka)
• Catalan: coberta (ca) f
• Finnish: kotelo (fi), kuori (fi)
• German: Gehäuse (de) n, Überzug (de) m, Hülle (de) f, Ummantelung f, Schale (de) f, Verschalung f, Hülse (de) f
• Irish: cásáil f
• Italian: involucro (it) m
• Romanian: carcasă (ro) f
• Russian: кожу́х (ru) m (kožúx), обши́вка (ru) f (obšívka), футля́р (ru) m (futljár), оболо́чка (ru) (obolóčka), опра́ва (ru) f (opráva) (rim of spectacles)

Verb

casing

1. present participle and gerund of case

Anagrams

• GI cans, Gancis