upcast

Definizione monolingua

upcast

upcast (third-person singular simple present upcasts, present participle upcasting, simple past and past participle upcast or upcasted)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To cast or throw up; to turn upward.
2. (transitive, Scotland) To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
3. (transitive, computing) To cast from subtype to supertype.
4. To broadcast a message or data to aircraft or satellites, especially via radio waves; as opposed to uplinking to a specific satellite or aircraft

upcast (plural upcasts)

1. (bowling) A cast; a throw. - Shakespeare
2. (mining) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine.
3. (Scotland) An upset, as from a carriage.
4. (Scotland) A taunt; a reproach. - Sir W. Scott
5. (computing) A cast from subtype to supertype.
6. A message transmitted via upcasting

upcast (comparative more upcast, superlative most upcast)

1. Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. - Joseph Addison.

Definizione dizionario upcast

Altri significati:

Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. - Joseph Addison.

(Scottish) A taunt; a reproach. - Sir W. Scott

A message transmitted via upcasting

(computing) A cast from subtype to supertype.

(Scottish) An upset, as from a carriage.

(mining) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; -- distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft.

(transitive, Scottish) To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.

(transitive, computing) To cast from subtype to supertype.

(transitive, obsolete) To cast or throw up; to turn upward.

(bowling) A cast; a throw. - Shakespeare

To broadcast a message or data to aircraft or satellites, especially via radio waves; as opposed to uplinking to a specific satellite or aircraft