recalescence

[ ree-kuh-les-uhns ]

noun

, Metallurgy.

1. a brightening exhibited by cooling iron as latent heat of transformation is liberated.

recalescence

/ ˌriːkəˈlɛsəns /

noun

1. a sudden spontaneous increase in the temperature of cooling iron resulting from an exothermic change in crystal structure occurring at a particular temperature

Derived Forms

• ˌrecaˈlescent, adjective

Other Words From

• reca·lescent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of recalescence¹

1870–75; recal ( esce ) to become hot again (< Latin recalēscere, equivalent to re- re- + cal ( ēre ) to be hot ( calorie ) + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ere infinitive ending) + -escence

Word History and Origins

Origin of recalescence¹

C19: from Latin recalēscere to grow warm again, from re- + calēscere , from calēre to be hot