martensite

Named after German metallurgist Adolf Martens (1850–1914).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹtɪnzaɪt/, /ˈmɑɹtɪnzʌɪt/, /ˈmɑɹtɪnsaɪt/, /ˈmɑɹtɪnsʌɪt/

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• Rhymes: -aɪt

martensite (plural martensites)

2. (metallurgy) A solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel.

   Hypernyms: iron < metal < material

   Coordinate terms: α-Fe, alpha iron, ferrite, β-Fe, beta iron, γ-Fe, gamma iron, austenite, δ-Fe, delta iron, ε-Fe, epsilon iron, hexaferrum, bainite, cementite

4. (physics, chemistry) Any crystal structure formed by a martensitic transition.

• Main Street, antimeters, intermates, main street, mainstreet, misentreat, terminates, tetramines

martensite f (plural martensites)

1. martensite

• “martensite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012