0%

undercooling

un·der·cool
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-der-kool]
    • /ˌʌn dərˈkul/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-der-kool]
    • /ˌʌn dərˈkul/

Definitions of undercooling word

  • verb with object undercooling Chemistry. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose. to supercool. 1
  • verb with object undercooling Metallurgy. to cool (molten metal) without forming crystals to a temperature below that at which crystallization normally takes place: Metal must be absolutely still to be undercooled. 1
  • verb undercooling present participle of undercool. 0

Information block about the term

Origin of undercooling

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; under- + cool

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Undercooling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

undercooling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

undercooling usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Top questions with undercooling

  • what is undercooling?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?