Mispour
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act or result of mispouring.
"After one such mispour, the difficulty was corrected by extending the graphite pouring tube almost into the mouth of the mold."
- 1 To make a mistake while pouring.
"That is, he becomes so dependent on the optical pyrometer that when the pyrometer goes bad –and they all do with the best of checking and with the best of care you are frequently "up against it” for the pourer has become so dependent on it that he mispours on a series of castings."
Example
More examples"That is, he becomes so dependent on the optical pyrometer that when the pyrometer goes bad –and they all do with the best of checking and with the best of care you are frequently "up against it” for the pourer has become so dependent on it that he mispours on a series of castings."
Etymology
From mis- + pour.
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