decalescent

• Adjectif désuet décrivant une substance qui devient plus chaude en absorbant de la chaleur ; utilisé principalement dans des contextes scientifiques historiques.

An obsolete adjective describing a substance that becomes hotter as it absorbs heat, typically used in historical scientific contexts.

1. Absorbing heat without temperature riseC2formalscientific

   Describing a substance, especially a metal, that absorbs heat without an increase in temperature when heated beyond a certain critical point, often due to a phase change.

   décalescent

   • The steel became decalescent as it reached its critical temperature during heat treatment.
   • Decalescent behavior is observed in certain alloys during the heating process.
   • The blacksmith noted the metal's decalescent phase before it began to glow more brightly.