martensitic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɑɹtɪnˈsɪtɪk/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English martensite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English martensitic From martensite + -ic.
Meanings
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Of, containing, or relating to martensite, a certain crystalline structure that can occur in steel under some conditions and can also occasionally occur naturally in meteoric matter or mineral veins.
martensitic steel
- (qualifier:generalized) Of or relating to a diffusionless transition of one crystal structure to another generated by coordinated atomic, ionic or molecular displacements over small distances (so named because first studied in martensite).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more martensitic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most martensitic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Coordinates
bainitic · bainitic · austenitic · ferritic · austenitic · ferritic
Deriveds
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