sprue
See also: Sprue
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch spruw, sprouw. First described by William Hillary.
Noun
sprue (plural sprues)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
malabsorption syndrome
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Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
sprue (plural sprues)
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- (founding) The hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.
- (founding) Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold.
Translations
hole allowing melted material into the mold
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Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold
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See also
Verb
sprue (third-person singular simple present spru, present participle es, simple past and past participle sprued)
- To remove the sprues (material left in feed channels) from a cast piece.
- 1882 August 15, “Details of a brass and iron foundry”, in American Machinist[1], page 3:
- In the brass spruing room is what is known as a Todd water tumbler, used for brass castings.
- 1976, Hazel Torres and Ann Beard Ehrlich, Modern Dental Assisting, page 662:
- The pattern is completed in its final contour, is then sprued, invested and burned out of the investment, and the gold alloy is cast in the same manner as when the indirect technique is utilized