decalescence

[ dee-kuh-les-uh ns ]
/ ˌdi kəˈlɛs əns /

noun Metallurgy.

absorption of heat without a corresponding increase in temperature when a metal has been heated to a critical point.

Origin of decalescence

1890–95; < Latin dēcalēsc(ent-) (stem of dēcalēscēns) becoming warm (see de-, calescent) + -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM decalescence

de·ca·les·cent, adjective

Words nearby decalescence

decal, decalage, decalcification, decalcify, decalcomania, decalescence, decalin, decaliter, decalitre, decalogue, decameron, the

British Dictionary definitions for decalescence

decalescence
/ (ˌdiːkəˈlɛsəns) /

noun

the absorption of heat when a metal is heated through a particular temperature range, caused by a change in internal crystal structure

Derived forms of decalescence

decalescent, adjective

Word Origin for decalescence

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