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• Caster — A caster (or castor) is an undriven, single, double, or compound wheel mounted on an object to make movement easier. Found on shopping cart, rolling chairs, and material handling equipment, casters may be fixed to roll in one direction, or… …   Wikipedia

• Caster — Cast er, n. 1. One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc.; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts. [1913 Webster] 2. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters. [1913 Webster] 3. A stand… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• caster — casterless, adj. /kas teuhr, kah steuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that casts. 2. a small wheel on a swivel, set under a piece of furniture, a machine, etc., to facilitate moving it. 3. a bottle or cruet for holding a condiment. 4. a stand… …   Universalium

• caster — {{11}}caster (1) person or thing that casts, late 14c. (also sometimes castor), agent noun from CAST (Cf. cast) (v.). Meaning pepper shaker is 1670s, on notion of throwing. {{12}}caster (2) wheel and swivel attached to furniture, 1748, agent noun …   Etymology dictionary

• caster action — castor action or caster action noun (motoring) The use of inclined swivel axes or kingpins to give the steerable front wheels a self centring tendency after angular deflection • • • Main Entry: ↑castor …   Useful english dictionary

• swivel — n. 1. Caster. 2. Turning link (in a chain). 3. Swivel gun …   New dictionary of synonyms

• caster — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that casts; especially a machine that casts type 2. (or castor) a. a usually silver table vessel with a perforated top for sprinkling a seasoning (as sugar or spice) b. a usually …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• caster — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cruet, sifter; wheel; swivel. See receptacle, circularity …   English dictionary for students

• swivel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. turn, pivot, rotate, wheel, veer, swing. See rotation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. caster, pivot, pin; see axis . v. Syn. rotate, spin, revolve; see turn 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. turn, rotate …   English dictionary for students

• caster — n. 1. Thrower, hurler. 2. Calculator, computer. 3. Founder, moulder. 4. Cruet, cruse, phial. 5. Cruet frame, cruet stand. [In this sense, usually in pl., casters.] 6. Castor, small wheel or swivel (on which furniture is rolled) …   New dictionary of synonyms

• caster — cast•er [[t]ˈkæs tər, ˈkɑ stər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that casts 2) a small wheel on a swivel, set under a piece of furniture, a machine, etc., to facilitate moving it 3) a bottle or cruet for holding a condiment 4) a stand for such bottles …   From formal English to slang