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decalescence

(dē′kə les′əns)

noun

a sudden decrease in the rate of temperature rise of heated metal after a certain temperature has been reached (795°C for iron) due to greater absorption of heat

Origin: < L decalescens, prp. of decalescere, to become warm: see de- & calescent

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decalescent adjective

See decalescence in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.

Origin:

Origin: From de-

Origin: + Latin calēscere, to become warm

Origin: , inchoative of calēre, to be warm; see kelə-¹ in Indo-European roots

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