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bainite

bainite noun: a microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.

bainite: a microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite...
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Noun

bainite (plural bainites)

  1. A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.

bainite meaning in Tamil

bainite in Tamil

பெயின் இரும்பு

Forms of bainite

pluralbainites

Origin of bainite

From Bain + -ite, after metallurgist Edgar Bain.

Words formed from bainite

Questions about bainite

What does bainite mean?
Bainite means a microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.
What is bainite in Tamil?
Bainite in Tamil is பெயின் இரும்பு. See Bainite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bainite?
Bainite is a noun.
What is the plural of bainite?
The plural of bainite is bainites.

Words near bainite in the dictionary

  1. baingans
  2. bainin
  3. Baining
  4. Bainings
  5. bainins
  6. bainite
  7. bainites
  8. bainitic
  9. bainly
  10. bains
  11. bains-marie

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