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pseudoelasticity

pseudoelasticity noun: an elastic (impermanent) response to relatively high stress caused by a phase transformation between the austenitic and martensitic phases of a crystal, exhibited in shape memory alloys.

Noun

pseudoelasticity (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoelasticities)

  1. An elastic (impermanent) response to relatively high stress caused by a phase transformation between the austenitic and martensitic phases of a crystal, exhibited in shape memory alloys.
    Synonyms:
    superelasticity

Synonyms of pseudoelasticity

Forms of pseudoelasticity

pluralpseudoelasticities

Origin of pseudoelasticity

From pseudo- + elasticity.

Questions about pseudoelasticity

What does pseudoelasticity mean?
Pseudoelasticity means an elastic (impermanent) response to relatively high stress caused by a phase transformation between the austenitic and martensitic phases of a crystal, exhibited in shape memory alloys.
What part of speech is pseudoelasticity?
Pseudoelasticity is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudoelasticity?
The plural of pseudoelasticity is pseudoelasticities.

Words near pseudoelasticity in the dictionary

  1. pseudoeducational
  2. pseudoeffective
  3. pseudoelastic
  4. pseudoelastically
  5. pseudoelasticities
  6. pseudoelasticity
  7. pseudoelater
  8. pseudoelaters
  9. pseudoelection
  10. pseudoelections
  11. pseudoelement

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