devitrify

• Verbe utilisé pour décrire le processus de transformation d'un matériau vitreux ou amorphe en un état cristallin, souvent sous l'effet de la chaleur ou du vieillissement.

A verb used to describe the process of a glassy or amorphous material becoming crystalline, often due to heating or aging.

1. Become crystallineC2formalscientific

   To change from a glassy, amorphous state into a crystalline structure.

   se dévitrifier

   • The glass began to devitrify after prolonged exposure to high temperatures.
   • Under certain conditions, volcanic glass can devitrify into a rock full of tiny crystals.
   • The technician noted that the sample had started to devitrify, losing its transparency.

   Synonymescrystallize

   Antonymesvitrify

2. Make brittle or opaqueC2formalscientific

   To cause a glassy material to become brittle and lose its transparency due to crystallization.

   dévitrifier

   • Rapid cooling can devitrify the material, making it opaque and fragile.
   • The ancient glass artifacts had devitrified over centuries, becoming cloudy and weak.
   • To prevent the glaze from devitrifying, the kiln temperature must be carefully controlled.

   Synonymescrystallize