lost-wax process
- Term Type
Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Preferred Term
lost-wax process
- Details
A method of casting metal or glass in a mold, the cavity of which, or the positive of the form to be made, is formed with wax which is then melted or burned off, and displaced by molten metal or glass.
- Variations
Precision casting
cire-perdue process
casting, wax
cire perdue
cire-perdue process
wax casting
cire-perdue
lost wax
lost-wax casting
lost wax casting
lost wax process
- Broader Term