Lost-wax casting — A model of an apple in wax … Wikipedia
lost-wax casting — Traditional method of producing molds for metal sculpture and other castings. It requires a positive, a core made of refractory material and an outer layer of wax. The positive can be produced either by direct modeling in wax over a prepared core … Universalium
Lost-foam casting — (LFC) is a type of investment casting process that uses foam patterns as the investment. This method takes advantage of the properties of foam to simply and cheaply form castings that would be difficult or impossible, using normal cope and drag… … Wikipedia
lost wax — noun A method of casting a sculpture in which a model of the sculpture is made from wax; the model is used to make a mould; when the mould has set, the wax is made to melt and is poured away, leaving the mould ready to be used to cast the… … Wiktionary
lost-wax process — [lôst′waks′] n. a method of casting in which a wax form is encased in a heat resistant material, as clay, that is hardened and then heated to melt and drain away the wax, producing a mold into which molten material is poured: used in casting… … English World dictionary
lost wax — see ↑cire perdue • • • Main Entry: ↑wax * * * n. a method of bronze casting using a clay core and a wax coating placed in a mold. The wax is melted in the mold and drained out, and bronze poured into the space left, producing a hollow bronze… … Useful english dictionary
lost-wax process — /lawst waks , lost /, Metall. a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt and drain off the wax. Also called cire perdue. [1930 35; trans. of F cire perdue] * * * ▪… … Universalium
lost-wax process — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: lost wax translation of French cire perdue : cire perdue * * * /lawst waks , lost /, Metall. a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt… … Useful english dictionary
lost-wax process — /lɒst ˈwæks proʊsɛs/ (say lost waks prohses) noun a process of casting, used especially for statuary, in which the figure is modelled in wax and then covered in plaster; when the plaster has set the wax is melted out and replaced by metal.… …
lost wax — noun Date: 1909 a process used in metal casting that consists of making a wax model, coating it with a refractory to form a mold, heating until the wax melts and runs out of the mold, and then pouring metal into the vacant mold … New Collegiate Dictionary
