martensitic
US/ˌmɑɹtɪnˈsɪtɪk/
martensitic adjective: 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.
Adjective
martensitic (comparative more martensitic, superlative most martensitic)
- 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
- 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 of martensitic
| comparative | more martensitic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most martensitic |
Origin of martensitic
From martensite + -ic.
Words formed from martensitic
Questions about martensitic
- What does martensitic mean?
- Martensitic means 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.
- What part of speech is martensitic?
- Martensitic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce martensitic?
- Martensitic is pronounced /ˌmɑɹtɪnˈsɪtɪk/ (US).
Words near martensitic in the dictionary
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