lost-wax process: Meaning and Definition of

lost'-wax' proc"ess

Pronunciation: (lôst'waks', lost'-), [key]
— Metall. Metall.
  1. a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt and drain off the wax. Also called
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