die-cast

1. 1.

   formed by forcing molten metal into a die

   “a die-cast seal”

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Questions about die-cast

What does die-cast mean?

die-cast means "formed by forcing molten metal into a die".

How many syllables are in die-cast?

die-cast has 2 syllables and divides as die--cast under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is die-cast a common word?

die-cast is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.