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martensitic

/ˌmɑɹtɪnˈsɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
marten-sitic
IPA
/ˌmɑɹtɪnˈsɪtɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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.

adj

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English martensite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English martensitic From martensite + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɑɹtɪnˈsɪtɪk/

Inflected Forms

more martensitic (comparative) most martensitic (superlative)

Derived Forms

maraging martensitically

Frequently Paired Words

eutectic eutectoid austenitic bainitic ferritic

Questions

How do you pronounce martensitic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑɹtɪnˈsɪtɪk/.
What does martensitic mean?
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.
Where does martensitic come from?
Etymology tree English martensite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English martensitic From martensite + -ic.

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