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bainite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
bai-nite
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.

Etymology

From Bain + -ite, after metallurgist Edgar Bain.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bainites (plural)

Derived Forms

bainitic

Phrases

bainite transition

Frequently Paired Words

mul:α-Fe alpha iron ferrite mul:β-Fe beta iron mul:γ-Fe gamma iron austenite

Questions

What does bainite mean?
A microstructure of steel consisting of needle-like particles of cementite embedded in a ferrite matrix.
Where does bainite come from?
From Bain + -ite, after metallurgist Edgar Bain.

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