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corebox

corebox noun: a box in which the core (usually made of sand) for producing the hollow part of a casting, is made.

Noun

corebox (plural coreboxes)

  1. A box in which the core (usually made of sand) for producing the hollow part of a casting, is made.
    • Likewise, 20 psi represents the point at which the sand mis has reached sufficient strength to be drawn from the pattern or corebox without sag or distortion.1984, Tom Drozda, Charles Wick, Tool and Manufacturing Engineers Handbook, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, page 16-25
    • The globe valve corebox is actually a dump type made in half sections. One half is used to form the right half of the core. The other half is used to form the left half of the core.1986, George B. Helman, Patternmaker 3 & 2, Naval Education and Training Program Development Center, page 13_26

Forms of corebox

pluralcoreboxes

Origin of corebox

core + box

Questions about corebox

What does corebox mean?
Corebox means a box in which the core (usually made of sand) for producing the hollow part of a casting, is made.
What part of speech is corebox?
Corebox is a noun.
What is the plural of corebox?
The plural of corebox is coreboxes.

Words near corebox in the dictionary

  1. coreared
  2. corearing
  3. corears
  4. corebel
  5. corebels
  6. corebox
  7. coreboxes
  8. coreceptor
  9. coreceptors
  10. corecipient
  11. corecipients

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