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recalesce

UK/ˌriːkəˈlɛs/US/ˌrikəˈlɛs/

recalesce verb: to undergo recalescence.

Verb

recalesce (third-person singular simple present recalesces, present participle recalescing, simple past and past participle recalesced)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo recalescence.
    • At Stefan numbers greater than 1, the solidification process cannot recalesce the liquid to its equilibrium point and this is termed hypercooling.2005, S Seetharaman, Fundamentals of Metallurgy, →ISBN, page 417
    • One of these has been called recalescence, to which attention was first drawn by Mr. Barrett, who showed that if a piece of hard steel is heated to redness and then allowed to cool slowly it will, when almost black (in a dark room), suddenly reglow or recalesce, and then get dark again.2015, C. E. Stromeyer, Marine Boiler Construction and Management, →ISBN, page 115
    Synonyms:
    reglow

Synonyms of recalesce

Forms of recalesce

third-person singular presentrecalesces
present participlerecalescing
past participlerecalesced
pastrecalesced

Origin of recalesce

By surface analysis, re- + calesce.

Words that rhyme with recalesce

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Questions about recalesce

What does recalesce mean?
Recalesce means to undergo recalescence.
What part of speech is recalesce?
Recalesce is a verb.
How do you pronounce recalesce?
Recalesce is pronounced /ˌriːkəˈlɛs/ (UK).
What is the past tense of recalesce?
The past tense of recalesce is recalesced.

Words near recalesce in the dictionary

  1. recalendars
  2. recalender
  3. recalendered
  4. recalendering
  5. recalenders
  6. recalesce
  7. recalesced
  8. recalescence
  9. recalescences
  10. recalescent
  11. recalesces

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