casing

cas·ing (kās′iŋ)

noun

the act of encasing
a protective covering; specif.,
1. ☆ a cleaned intestine as of cattle, a plastic membrane, etc., used to encase processed meats
2. ☆ the supporting framework of a pneumatic rubber tire exclusive of an inner tube and tread; carcass
3. ☆ a piece of heavy steel pipe used to line a borehole or well, esp. an oil or gas well
☆ a frame, as for a window or door opening

Preposition: of

machine: In fact you can't see the machine itself, just the outer casing of the machine.

Converse of object

remove: And you can continue to take photos and videos without removing the casing.
spend: Its movements had all the hallmarks of being a spent rocket casing or other piece of space junk.
open: And he was a compulsive peeler, itching to open the casing of things and people, to winkle out the content packed within.
form: Ends of sleeves are turned to the interior to form a casing through which a string cord is threaded.
find: Once we got the cylinder going down the studs we found the casings required some grinding to allow the piston down!
design: Ultra comfortable ride due to new casing designed in conjunction with new tread pattern.

Adjective modifier

outer: The robust outer casing is designed to cope with heavy usage even in public places.
sleek: The projector comes packaged in a sleek, black piano finish casing.
stainless: Brushed stainless steel casing makes this bread maker a stylish, as well as versatile, machine.
rugged: The rugged casing has given many the opinion that the unit can take life's larger knocks, like being dropped!
protective: UMD Radial Cleaner: With their own protective casing, UMDs are hard to clean.
waterproof: The rugged waterproof outer casing is wrapped in a rubberised strip for a positive, reassuring feel.

Modifies a noun

material: PLANNING REN, Weather Resistant telephones have a REN of 1. The casing material is die cast aluminum alloy with epoxy powder paint.

Noun used with modifier

centreplate: Note also how the slot in the top of the centreplate casing has been extended aft by about ten inches.
aluminum: The beautiful silver plastic and aluminum casing is great to look at, but it is slippery.
axle: I have noticed for example that on the axle casings rust appears through the paint.
sausage: However, consideration was still being given to the possibility of excluding from the ban the intestines when used as sausage casings.
magnesium: High definition automotive LCD screen housed in a magnesium alloy casing.
aluminum: The rock solid aluminum interior casing has gone, to be replaced by tin sheeting folded over the main board.

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