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Zener pinning

Zener pinning noun: the influence of a dispersion of fine particles on the movement of low- and high-angle grain boundaries through a polycrystalline material.

Noun

Zener pinning (uncountable)

  1. The influence of a dispersion of fine particles on the movement of low- and high-angle grain boundaries through a polycrystalline material.

Origin of Zener pinning

Named after Clarence Zener (1905–1993), American physicist.

Questions about Zener pinning

What does Zener pinning mean?
Zener pinning means the influence of a dispersion of fine particles on the movement of low- and high-angle grain boundaries through a polycrystalline material.
What part of speech is Zener pinning?
Zener pinning is a noun.

Words near Zener pinning in the dictionary

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