Casting vs. Loam — What's the Difference?

Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process.

The definition of Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size > 63 micrometres (0.0025 in)), silt (particle size > 2 micrometres (7.9×10−5 in)), and a smaller amount of clay (particle size < 2 micrometres (7.9×10−5 in)). By weight, its mineral composition is about 40–40–20% concentration of sand–silt–clay, respectively.

The act or process of making casts or molds.

Soil composed of a mixture of sand, clay, silt, and organic matter.

Something cast in a mold.

A mixture of moist clay and sand, and often straw, used especially in making bricks and foundry molds.

The act of throwing a fishing line or net.

To fill, cover, or coat with loam.

Something cast off or out.

(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

Often castings A piece of excrement produced by an earthworm.

(metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.

The selection of actors or performers for the parts of a presentation.

To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

Inflection of cast

Made of loam; consisting of loam.

The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.

A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

A manufacturing process using a mold.

A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern.

(countable) An object made in a mold.

To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^[W]

A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials

The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.

(programming) The act of converting between data types.

(hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.

The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.

The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold.

That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.

The warping of a board.

The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc.

Object formed by a mold

The act of creating something by casting it in a mold

The act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

The choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie