decalescent

 [dee-kuh-les-uhns]  

de·ca·les·cence

   [dee-kuh-les-uhns]
noun Metallurgy.
absorption of heat without a corresponding increase in temperature when a metal has been heated to a critical point.
Origin:
1890–95; < Latin dēcalēsc(ent-) (stem of dēcalēscēns) becoming warm (see de-, calescent) + -ence

Related forms
de·ca·les·cent, adjective
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decalescence (ˌdiːkəˈlɛsəns)
 
—n
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]
 
deca'lescent
 
—adj

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