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upcast

[ uhp-kast, -kahst ]

noun

  1. an act of casting upward.
  2. the state of being cast upward.
  3. something that is cast or thrown up, as soil or earth in digging.
  4. a shaft or passage up which air passes, as from a mine ( downcast ).


adjective

  1. cast up; directed or thrown upward:

    The child looked at her father with upcast eyes.

verb (used with object)

, up·cast, up·cast·ing.
  1. to cast up or upward.

upcast

/ ˈʌpˌkɑːst /

noun

  1. material cast or thrown up
  2. a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine Compare downcast
  3. geology (in a fault) the section of strata that has been displaced upwards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. directed or thrown upwards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to throw or cast up
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of upcast1

1300–50; Middle English upcasten (v.). See up-, cast
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Example Sentences

I should require to know the temperature of the shafts respectively, and the height of the upcast shaft.

The upcast reflection of a lamp and shade, an inconstant series of concentric circles of varying gradations of light and shadow.

The fire should be kept as thin and bright as possible, to reduce the amount of smoke in the upcast.

Hideous under the pale rays lay the two dead men, their glazed eyes upcast to the peace of the blue heavens.

As soon as this cry was upcast, to the hall came clerks out of Chaldea, witches and diviners, sorcerers and exorcists.

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