Meanings
- not comparablePertaining to decalescence.
This interesting and important relation between the temperature and the structural changes which occur at the decalescent and recalescent points has been fully explained in articles previously published in Machinery, and need not be considered further at this time.
1920, Lester Gray French, Machinery - Volume 26, page 15
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveabsorbing heat without increase in temperature when heated beyond a certain point
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with decalescent
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decalescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decalescent
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