decalescence

de·ca·les·cence

 (dē′kə-lĕs′əns)

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.

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[From de- + Latin calēscere, to become warm, inchoative of calēre, to be warm; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]

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de′ca·les′cent adj.

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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

[C19: from Late Latin dēcalescere to become warm, from Latin de- + calescere, from calēre to be warm]

ˌdecaˈlescent adj

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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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