martensitic
English
Etymology
From martensite + -ic.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɑɹtɪnˈsɪtɪk/
Adjective
martensitic (comparative more martensitic, superlative most martensitic)
- Of or relating to the mineral martensite.
- Coordinate term: austenitic
- (physics, chemistry) Of or relating to a diffusionless transition of one crystal structure to another generated by coordinated atomic, ionic or molecular displacements over small distances (first studied in the mineral).
- Coordinate term: austenitic