caster
/ˈkæstɚ/ sustantivo C1En español: rueda, ruedita, ruedecita, rueda giratoria
- Someone or something that casts. · a caster of spells· a caster of stones
- 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.
- A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc. · a set of casters
- A stand to hold a set of shakers or cruets.
- 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.
Plural casters
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Noirtier was sitting in an armchair, which moved upon casters, in which he was wheeled into the room in the morning, and in the same way drawn out again at night.
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