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Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: wàiké
"这个设备的金属外壳非常坚固。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A protective or enclosing cover, frame, or shell for something.
"The watch features a stainless steel casing to protect its delicate internal mechanism." - 2
The tubular steel lining used in oil, gas, or water wells to prevent the borehole walls from caving in.
"Engineers cemented the steel casing into the wellbore to ensure structural integrity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'case', originating from Old Northern French 'chase' and Latin 'capsa' meaning box or chest, combined with the English suffix '-ing'. Historically evolving from denoting physical containers and boxes, the term expanded into industrial, construction, and culinary contexts to describe outer protective layers or coverings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Casing" is said worldwide
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boîtier
Transliteration: bwatje
"Le boîtier de l'appareil est étanche."
Gehäuse
Transliteration: ɡəˈhɔɪ̯zə
"Das Gehäuse schützt die Elektronik vor Staub."
involucro
Transliteration: involukro
"L'involucro esterno è fatto di metallo resistente."
carcasa
Transliteration: kaɾkasa
"Se rompió la carcasa protectora del teléfono."
carcaça
Transliteration: kaʁˈkasɐ
"A carcaça do motor precisa ser substituída."
आवरण
Transliteration: aavaran
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उपकरण का बाहरी आवरण मजबूत है।"
外壳
Transliteration: wàiké
Script: 中文汉字
"这个设备的金属外壳非常坚固。"
케이스
Transliteration: keiseu
Script: 한국어 한글
"이 스마트폰 케이스는 방수 기능이 있습니다."
筐体
Transliteration: kyōtai
Script: 日本語
"新しいラップトップの筐体はアルミニウム製です。"
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