recalesce

present singular third person recalesces · participle present recalescing · participle past recalesced · past recalesced

1. intransitiveTo undergo recalescence.

   At Stefan numbers greater than 1, the solidification process cannot recalesce the liquid to its equilibrium point and this is termed hypercooling.

   2005, S Seetharaman, Fundamentals of Metallurgy, →ISBN, page 417

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   One of these has been called recalescence, to which attention was first drawn by Mr. Barrett, who showed that if a piece of hard steel is heated to redness and then allowed to cool slowly it will, when almost black (in a dark room), suddenly reglow or recalesce, and then get dark again.

   2015, C. E. Stromeyer, Marine Boiler Construction and Management, →ISBN, page 115

   Synonyms: reglow