pseudoelasticity

noun

An elastic (impermanent) response to relatively high stress caused by a phase transformation between the austenitic and martensitic phases of a crystal, exhibited in shape memory alloys.

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superelasticity
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Meanings

nounpseudoelasticity (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoelasticities)

plural pseudoelasticities

  1. countableuncountableAn elastic (impermanent) response to relatively high stress caused by a phase transformation between the austenitic and martensitic phases of a crystal, exhibited in shape memory alloys.

    Synonyms: superelasticity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn elastic (impermanent) response to relatively high stress caused by a phase transformation between the austenitic and martensitic phases of a crystal, exhibited in shape memory alloys.

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superelasticity

Origin

From pseudo- + elasticity.

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APA

pseudoelasticity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoelasticity

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“pseudoelasticity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoelasticity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoelasticity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoelasticity.

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