upcast
[
uhp
-kast, -kahst]
/ˈʌpˌkæst, -ˌkɑst/
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 (opposed to
downcast
).
adjective
5.
cast up; directed or thrown upward:
The child looked at her father with upcast eyes.
verb (used with object)
,
upcast,
upcasting.
6.
to cast up or upward.
Origin
1300-50;
Middle English
upcasten
(v.). See
up-
,
cast
Examples from the web for
upcast
The
upcast
and downcast were evaluated, and only one cast is plotted.
Duplicate readings were taken at two points on the
upcast
to verify the reading at that depth.
In general the
upcast
was used because the sensors showed less fluctuation.
British Dictionary definitions for
upcast
upcast
/
ˈʌpˌkɑːst
/
noun
1.
material cast or thrown up
2.
a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
Compare
downcast
(sense 3)
3.
(
geology
) (in a fault) the section of strata that has been displaced upwards
adjective
4.
directed or thrown upwards
verb
-casts,
-casting,
-cast
5.
(
transitive
) to throw or cast up