grain growth

American  

noun

Metallurgy.

1. a tendency of certain grains to grow and absorb others when heated under certain conditions.

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Etymology

Origin of grain growth

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Materials analysis has shown the importance of control over the supply of selenium during CIGSSe grain growth.

From Nature

However, if the heating has gone above the critical very far, the austenite crystals start to grow; a very short time at an extreme temperature will cause a large grain growth.

From Project Gutenberg