recalesce

English

Verb

recalesce (third-person singular simple present recalesces, present participle recalescing, simple past and past participle recalesced)

1. (intransitive) To undergo recalescence.
   • 2005, S Seetharaman, Fundamentals of Metallurgy, →ISBN, page 417:

     At Stefan numbers greater than 1, the solidification process cannot recalesce the liquid to its equilibrium point and this is termed hypercooling.

   • 2015, C. E. Stromeyer, Marine Boiler Construction and Management, →ISBN, page 115:

     One of these has been called recalescence, to which attention was first drawn by Mr. Barrett, who showed that if a piece of hard steel is heated to redness and then allowed to cool slowly it will, when almost black (in a dark room), suddenly reglow or recalesce, and then get dark again.

Synonyms

• reglow