Martensitic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌmɑɹtɪnˈsɪtɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Martensitic is an adjective meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
More Meanings
- (physics, chemistry, generalized) 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).
Example Sentences
martensitic steel
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include austenitic, mannitic, marcasitic, marcasitical, ferritic, menaccanitic.
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