recalescence
recalescence · recalescences
An increase in temperature that occurs while cooling metal through a range of…An increase in temperature that occurs while cooling metal through a range of temperatures in which change in structure occurs.
UK/ˌriːkəˈlɛsəns/US/ˌrikəˈlɛsəns/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An increase in temperature that occurs while cooling metal through a range of temperatures in which change in structure occurs.
Origin
From Latin recalescere (“to grow warm again”), from re- + calēscere (“to grow warm”), inchFrom Latin recalescere (“to grow warm again”), from re- + calēscere (“to grow warm”), inchoative of calēre (“to be warm”). In use since at least 1873 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985). By surface analysis, re- + calescence, or, by surface analysis, recalesce + -ence.
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Forms
plural: recalescences| Singular | recalescence |
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Synonyms
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4 related wordsLessons for this word
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