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closure temperatures

closure temperatures is the plural of closure temperature.

Meaning of closure temperature

Noun

closure temperature (plural closure temperatures)

  1. The temperature, of a mineral, etc., below which there is no significant diffusion of isotopes into the external environment; the temperature of said mineral at the time it was formed (as calculated by radiometric dating).
    • The relationship between the closure temperature of a mineral and its cooling history can be put onto a more rigorous footing by the use of some thermodynamics.1990, C. M. R. Fowler, The Solid Earth, Cambridge University Press, page 199
    Synonyms:
    blocking temperature

Questions about closure temperatures

What is closure temperatures the plural of?
Closure temperatures is the plural of closure temperature.

Words near closure temperatures in the dictionary

  1. closure operator
  2. closure operators
  3. closure space
  4. closure system
  5. closure temperature
  6. closure temperatures
  7. closured
  8. closureless
  9. closures
  10. closuring
  11. Closworth

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