Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun decalescence

1 sense of decalescence

Sense 1
decalescence -- (phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal)
       => physical phenomenon -- (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)