martensitic

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US/ˌmɑɹtɪnˈsɪtɪk/

adjective

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.

“martensitic steel”

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Meanings

adjectivemartensitic (comparative more martensitic, superlative most martensitic)

comparative more martensitic · superlative most martensitic

  1. 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.

    martensitic steel

  2. generalizedchemistryOf 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).

Origin

From martensite + -ic.

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Translations

German martensitisch
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

martensitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martensitic

MLA

“martensitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martensitic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “martensitic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martensitic.

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