martensitic

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Etymology

From martensite +‎ -ic.

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  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɑɹtɪnˈsɪtɪk/
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Adjective

martensitic (comparative more martensitic, superlative most martensitic)

  1. 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.
    Coordinate terms: austenitic, bainitic, ferritic
    martensitic steel
  2. (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).
    Coordinate terms: austenitic, bainitic, ferritic

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