English
caster
see also: Caster
Pronunciation
  • (British, Aus, New Zealand) IPA: /ˈkɑːstə(r)/, /ˈkæstə(r)/
  • (America, Canada) IPA: /ˈkæstər/
Noun

caster (plural casters)

  1. Someone or something that casts
    a caster of spells; a caster of stones; a caster of bronze statuary
  2. A wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).
    Many office chairs roll on a set of casters.
  3. A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.
    a set of casters
  4. A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
  5. (automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.
Translations Translations
  • French: roulette
  • German: Rollfuß, Castor-Rad, Lenkrolle
  • Italian: montaggio su ruote
  • Portuguese: rodízio
  • Russian: колёсико
Translations
  • German: Streuer
  • Italian: spargisale, saliera, pepiera, spargipepe
  • Russian: пе́речница
Verb

caster (casters, present participle castering; past and past participle castered)

  1. To act as a caster
Caster
Proper noun
  1. Surname


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