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nitinol Definition

niti·nol (nitə nôl′, -nōl′)

noun

any of several paramagnetic alloys of nickel and titanium that can be heated and shaped: when cooled and deformed, they resume their previous shapes upon being reheated

Etymology: ni(ckel) + ti(tanium) + N(aval) O(rdnance) L(aboratory) where discovered

nitinol Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • wire: Geller rubbed the nitinol wire in Byrd's presence.

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