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noun
A decrease in temperature that occurs while heating metal through a range of temperatures in which change in structure occurs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: physical phenomenon
History
By surface analysis, de- + calescence.
