What's the difference between caster and planchette?
Caster
Definition:
(n.) One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.
(n.) A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain condiments at the table; as, a set of casters.
(n.) A stand to hold a set of cruets.
(n.) A small wheel on a swivel, on which furniture is supported and moved.
Example Sentences:
(1) Place the blackberries in a bowl and scatter over the caster sugar and orange zest.
(2) For the custard 4 egg yolks 400ml double cream 60g caster sugar 1 tbsp cornflour 1 tsp vanilla essence (or ½ vanilla pod, split) 1 Whisk the egg yolks for a minute in a largish heat-proof bowl (you need to be able to whisk the hot cream in later without worrying about it spilling over.)
(3) Photograph: Pål Hansen Serve with a dusting of golden caster sugar on top and a squeeze of lemon, or with a chocolate spread.
(4) Caster Semenya’s comeback puts her on course for Rio gold Read more Sally Pearson is raring to go for the Rio Olympics after stepping up her comeback bid from serious injury.
(5) Serves 2 1 lemon, very thinly sliced 1 tsp salt 1 tsp caster sugar For the garam masala 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds 2 cardamom pods, seeds only ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 whole clove For the prawns 2 small shallots, halved 10g ginger, finely grated 2 garlic cloves, finely grated ½ tsp chilli flakes 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves picked and finely chopped 125g tenderstem broccoli, sliced into thirds 200g large prawns, peeled 5g each of basil and coriander, leaves picked 1 Place the lemon slices in a bowl and sprinkle both sides with the salt and caster sugar.
(6) Caster said that while Beijing was attempting to paint Dahlin as the villain it was in fact the Chinese government that was violating the law by attempting to criminalise human rights work within its borders.
(7) Dredge with the caster sugar, cover with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until soft.
(8) Serves 8 dark chocolate (39% cocoa solids) 175g, finely chopped free-range eggs 6 large, at room temperature caster sugar 175g cocoa powder 2 tbsp For the filling and finishing pourable double cream 300ml icing sugar for dusting You will need: 1 x 23 x 33cm swiss roll tin, greased with butter; non-stick baking paper.
(9) Molders and casters were determined to have the highest excess risk in a case-control study among the cohort.
(10) However, the rules do allow tie-rod linkage and the use of springs for dampening caster flutter.
(11) With the size and severity of the crackdown on lawyers and their assistants it only makes sense from a totalitarian perspective to go after anyone who has provided them support or is actively sympathetic to their cause of promoting human rights,” Caster said.
(12) 4 To make the custard, bring the milk, cream and orange zest to the boil, then whisk together the egg yolks and caster sugar.
(13) Serves 8–10 For the sweet pastry 110g butter, softened 135g caster sugar 1 tsp baking powder 225g strong flour, plus extra for dusting A pinch of salt 125ml double cream For the filling 225g golden syrup 50g dark treacle 220ml double cream 75g oatmeal or fresh white breadcrumbs 2 eggs, beaten 1 tbsp lemon juice Extra-thick or clotted cream, to serve 1 For the pastry, cream the butter and sugar together.
(14) (NB If you can't find dried shrimp, available from oriental grocers, add fish sauce to taste – FC) Bobby Ananta, Leicester, bobbyananta.com Makes 4 large portions 1 pomelo (about 2kg) 1 cucumber 1 sour mango 1 pomegranate Juice of 2 limes Coriander leaves and fried peanuts, to serve For the bumbu rujak dressing 2 red chillies 5 tbsp palm sugar 2 tbsp caster sugar 1 tsp salt 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar 4 tbsp walnut oil Juice of 1 lime 5 dried shrimp, fried 1 Cut the peel from the pomelo and break up the flesh into large pieces with your fingers.
(15) Her situation by the letter of the law amounts to an enforced disappearance without question,” Caster said.
(16) The hypothesis that the static and dynamic forward stability of an occupied wheelchair would increase as a function of the caster diameter was tested in 20 able-bodied subjects.
(17) In a bowl, beat the eggs with the caster sugar and vanilla extract.
(18) This preliminary study suggests that such a wheelchair feature might improve the safety of wheelchairs in conditions involving inadvertent loss of caster support, as when they drop off a stair or ledge.
(19) 5 Likewise, gradually adding sugar helps stabilise the whites, but if you are using caster sugar as opposed to granulated sugar the second half of it can usually go in all at once.
(20) Cooked beetroot, cut into matchsticks Cabbage, white or red, finely shredded Preserved lemon segments, pulp removed, rinsed, peeled thinly, cut into matchsticks Red onion, peeled and thinly sliced Hot-smoked trout or salmon fillets, cut into strips For the dressing 1 small pot of sour cream 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp milk ¼ tsp caster sugar 1 tbsp finely grated lemon zest 1 Arrange your salad ingredients on a large platter or individual plates, leaving the fish until last.
Planchette
Definition:
(n.) A circumferentor. See Circumferentor.
(n.) A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is allowed to move, are sometimes translated as of oracular or supernatural import.
Example Sentences:
(1) After neutron irradiation these pellets were each burnt in an aluminium planchette and the phosphor residue with 32P beta activity on it was allowed to undergo self-irradiation for TL accumulation.
(2) Specimens sandwiched between copper planchettes were plunged up to a depth of 430 mm into coolants used for cryofixation.
(3) readers and in those where the heating apparatus of the planchette has a pre-heating phase.
(4) The standards were mounted on carbon planchettes as either pure crystals or crystals embedded in epoxy resin.
(5) Very thin samples sandwiched between copper sheets separated by an electron microscope grid show much less freezing induced structural rearrangement than small smaples contained on conventional Balzers-type gold planchettes.
(6) They take this opportunity to stress the essential role played by the circulation of nitrogen over the dosimeters which equilibrates the temperature of the photo multiplier, reduces the emission of unwanted light, prevents the combustion of dust or other possible impurities and finally improves the reproductibility of the measurements even for high dosod for finding the optimum working conditions for the heating apparatus of the planchette in the most simple T.L.D.