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PRONUNCIATION OF DEVITRIFICATION

devitrification  [diːˌvɪtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEVITRIFICATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Devitrification is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEVITRIFICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Devitrification

Devitrification is the process of crystallization in a formerly crystal-free glass. The term is derived from the Latin vitreus, meaning glassy and transparent.

Definition of devitrification in the English dictionary

The definition of devitrification in the dictionary is the action or process of changing from a vitreous state to a crystalline state.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEVITRIFICATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEVITRIFICATION

deviltries
deviltry
devilwood
Devine
devious
deviously
deviousness
devisable
devisal
devise
devisee
deviser
devisor
devitalisation
devitalise
devitalization
devitalize
devitrified
devitrifies
devitrify

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEVITRIFICATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
association
citation
combination
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of devitrification in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «devitrification» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEVITRIFICATION

Find out the translation of devitrification to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of devitrification from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «devitrification» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

失透
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desvitrificación
570 millions of speakers

English

devitrification
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विकांचीकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

devitrification
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расстекловывание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

devitrification
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

devitrification
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dévitrification
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Devitrifikasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entglasung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

失透
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실투
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Devitrification
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

devitrification
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொரிந்து போதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देवत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

devitrifikasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

devetrificazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rekrystalizacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

расстекловиваніе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

devitrifiere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφυαλοποίησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

devitrification
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

devitrifikation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

devitrification
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of devitrification

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVITRIFICATION»

The term «devitrification» is normally little used and occupies the 133.588 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVITRIFICATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about devitrification

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEVITRIFICATION»

Discover the use of devitrification in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to devitrification and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Techniques of Kiln-formed Glass
One strategy sometimes employed to prevent the formation of devitrification is to use a fine layer of soft low- fluxing glass on the surface of the glass. This is administered in a liquid suspension as a wet coating by brush or spray. This keeps the ...
Keith Cummings, 1997
2
High Purity Silicon V
With increasing time for Czochralski growth of silicon, devitrification of silica crucible has been observed at the interface between liquid silicon and the crucible. Cristobalite was the only product of devitrification. The estimated temperature of ...
Cor L. Claeys, 1998
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Dictionary of Glass: Materials and Techniques
98 DEVITRIFICATION responsible for large-scale production, devitrification is something of a nightmare and as far as is reasonably possible, both glass composition and the cooling rates are designed to avoid it happening. Because of this ...
Charles Bray, 2001
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The Complete Book on Glass and Ceramics Technology
However, a number of investigation have shown that even relatively small percentage of second oxide have an appreciable effect on the devitrification rate. Dietzel have measure the devitrification of a number of glasses in the Na2O-SiO2  ...
NIIR Board of Consultants & Engineers, 2005
5
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Perhaps the tightly interlocking crystals of calcite prevented circulation of water, and devitrification therefore was inhibited (Marshall, 1961, has suggested that devitrification in the absence of water normally proceeds slowly). Incipient ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1902
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
... such as the nature of welding, devitrification, vapor-phase crystallization, and development of thermal remanent magnetism; and (4) evaluation of indirect methods of obtaining temperatures in pyroclastic deposits, such as infrared absorption ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1996
7
Tuffs: Their Properties, Uses, Hydrology, and Resources
POSTDEPOSITIONAL PROPERTIES Devitrification Crystallization and Alteration The defining constituent of any magma is molten rock, but few magmas are entirely liquid. Magmas are generally erupted with some proportion of crystals ...
Grant Heiken, 2006
8
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
The other secondary crystallization that occurs in ash-flow deposits is devitrification of glass shards and pumice (Figures 7.35). Devitrification chiefly affects the middle to upper parts of the deposit; the lower boundary of devitrification against ...
Myron G. Best, 2013
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5th Annual Conference on Composites and Advanced Ceramic ...
ponents can stabilize the base glass; together in the RCG coating they give it a substantial resistance to devitrification. The stabilization of the base glass achieved by the boron silicide is the result of its partial oxidation at 1200 °C during ...
William Smothers, 2009
10
Archaeological Conservation Using Polymers: Practical ...
ARCHAEOLOGICAL conservat1on Devitrification USING POLYMERS Devitrification is a natural process that occurs in siliceous material. In flint and obsidian, this process provides the basis for obsidian hydration dating. The surface of any ...
C. Wayne Smith, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEVITRIFICATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term devitrification is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Stage Optimizes Electron, Correlative Microscopy Workflow
The cassette can be easily and safely transported from the observation chamber—without contamination or devitrification—to an electron ... «Laboratory Equipment, Feb 15»
2
RF Heating of Magnetic Nanoparticles Improves the Thawing of …
... that is much less susceptible to the typical failures encountered with traditional thawing approaches (including cracking and devitrification). «Scicasts, Oct 14»
3
The Features and Options of the Marshall Tubular Furnaces Series …
... are involved or for quartz work tubes operating at temperatures causing devitrification due to contamination by the standard mullite muffle. «Azom.com, Aug 14»
4
Glass: a fragile industry?
By controlling the temperature of cooling, [this] avoids devitrification or crystallisation,” Felix Antonio Martinez Sendoya, Colombian Silica's CEO ... «Industrial Minerals, Mar 13»
5
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Begins Wrapping …
But they could be concretions of a different kind than the blueberries, or impact spherules, or perhaps devitrification spherules as previously ... «The Planetary Society, Mar 13»
6
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Zeroes In on Clay …
Or they could be impact spherules, or devitrification spherules formed of glassy material that crystallizes into spherical structures. Although most ... «The Planetary Society, Jan 13»
7
Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Finds Thrill of …
Another notion is that they could be "devitrification spherules that form when glassy materials crystallize producing radiating crystals in ... «The Planetary Society, Oct 12»
8
Mars Opportunity rover reaches Matijevic Hill
... impact spherules formed in impact events, or devitrification spherules resulting from formation of crystals from formerly melted material. «TG Daily, Sep 12»
9
Mars rover Opportunity working at 'Matijevic Hill' site
Others include that they may be accretionary lapilli formed in volcanic ash eruptions, impact spherules formed in impact events, or devitrification ... «Phys.Org, Sep 12»
10
GIA Discovers Lead Glass-Filled Synthetic Ruby
But it also displayed a moderately prominent orange-to-blue flash effect, small clusters of whitish devitrification products, and flattened gas ... «Jewelers Circular Keystone Online, Sep 12»

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