Meanings
verbdecalesce (third-person singular simple present decalesces, present participle decalescing, simple past and past participle decalesced)
present singular third person decalesces · participle present decalescing · participle past decalesced · past decalesced
- To undergo decalescence.
This indicates the temperature at which the evolution occurs in the chemical composition of the steel, and is called the "Decalescent Point", that is, the place where the steel seems to decalesce or lose some of its heat.
1917, Alfred Seguine Kinsey, Engineering shop practice, page 34
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with decalesce
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