casing
/ˈkeɪsɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण केसिंग
आवरण, खोल, कवच
Core word
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[C/U]
a covering that protects something
आवरण, खोल, कवच
- The wires are protected by a plastic casing.
- the metal casing of the engine
- a sausage with a thin casing
+ 3 more examples
- The phone's casing is made of tough plastic.
- A rubber casing covers the electric cable.
- Remove the outer casing before you cook the sausages.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
casing around / of + object
A casing is a protective outer layer: the casing of a cable, the casing around a bullet. 'Of' names the thing, and 'around' shows the position.
Casing सुरक्षात्मक बाहरी आवरण है: the casing of a cable; वस्तु 'of' से और स्थिति 'around' से बताई जाती है।
- The wire has a plastic casing to prevent shocks.
- The metal casing of the phone was cracked.
casing: countable and uncountable
When it means a single covering, it is countable: a casing. When it means the material, it is uncountable: 'There is steel casing around the pipe.'
एक आवरण के अर्थ में यह countable है; पदार्थ के अर्थ में uncountable।
- Each cartridge has a brass casing.
- The pipe is wrapped in thick casing.
casing (sausage skin)
In cooking, the casing is the skin that holds sausage meat. Sausage casings may be natural or artificial.
पाक-कला में casing वह खोल है जो sausage के माँस को बाँधे रखता है; यह प्राकृतिक या कृत्रिम हो सकता है।
- The sausage casing is made from animal intestines.
casing (window or door frame; BrE)
In building, a casing is the frame around a window or door, and it can also mean the lining of a well or borehole.
निर्माण में casing खिड़की या दरवाज़े की चौखट है, और कुएँ या borehole की भीतरी परत भी।
- The wooden casing of the window had rotted.
+Collocations 4
material + casing
plasticmetalsteelrubberglasswooden
- The laptop has an aluminium casing.
verb + casing
removecrackreplacefitwrapprotect
- Remove the outer casing carefully before cleaning the parts.
casing + preposition
around the wireof the enginefor the batteryon the pipe
- A rubber casing for the battery prevents leakage.
adjective + casing
protectiveouterwaterprooffire-proofthick
- A waterproof casing protects the camera on rainy days.
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- The casing of the old radio had turned yellow with age.
पुराने रेडियो का खोल उम्र के साथ पीला पड़ गया था।
- Radhika's phone survived the fall because of its strong casing.
मज़बूत खोल के कारण राधिका का फ़ोन गिरने पर भी बच गया।
- The electrician removed the casing from the damaged wires.
बिजली मिस्त्री ने क्षतिग्रस्त तारों का आवरण हटा दिया।
- A steel casing was lowered into the borehole to stop the walls from collapsing.
दीवारों को ढहने से रोकने के लिए borehole में इस्पात का आवरण उतारा गया।
- The casing of the shell was found near the old fort.
पुराने क़िले के पास गोले का खोल मिला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The casing of the wires are damaged.
✓ The casing of the wires is damaged.
The verb agrees with 'casing', the head noun, not 'wires'.
Verb मुख्य शब्द 'casing' के अनुसार चलती है, 'wires' के अनुसार नहीं।
✗ He covered the phone with a casing glass.
✓ He covered the phone with a glass casing.
The material comes before the noun it describes.
सामग्री उस noun से पहले आती है जिसका वह वर्णन करती है।