de·ca·les·cence (d  k -l s ns)n. A sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase in a metal being heated, caused by endothermic structural changes and resulting in a darkening of the metal. [From de- + Latin cal scere, to become warm, inchoative of calre, to be warm; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots.]de ca·lescent adj. |
decalescence [ˌdiːkəˈlɛsəns]
n
(Chemistry) the absorption of heat when a metal is heated through a particular temperature range, caused by a change in internal crystal structure
[from Late Latin dēcalescere to become warm, from Latin de- + calescere, from calēre to be warm]
decalescent adj
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| Noun | 1. | decalescence - 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 physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
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