recalescence

From Latin recalescere (“to grow warm again”), from re- +‎ calēscere (“to grow warm”), inchoative of calēre (“to be warm”). In use since at least 1873 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985). By surface analysis, re- +‎ calescence, or, by surface analysis, recalesce +‎ -ence.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌriːkəˈlɛsəns/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌrikəˈlɛsəns/
• Rhymes: -ɛsəns

recalescence (countable and uncountable, plural recalescences)

1. An increase in temperature that occurs while cooling metal through a range of temperatures in which change in structure occurs.

   Synonym: reglow

   Coordinate terms: calescence, decalescence