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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TROOSTITE

Named after Gerard Troost (died 1850), US geologist.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TROOSTITE

troostite  [ˈtruːstaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TROOSTITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Troostite 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 TROOSTITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

troostite

Willemite

Willemite is a zinc silicate mineral and a minor ore of zinc. It is highly fluorescent under shortwave ultraviolet light. It occurs in all different colors in daylight, in fibrous masses, solid brown masses, and apple green gemmy masses. It was discovered in 1830 and named after William I of the Netherlands.

Definition of troostite in the English dictionary

The definition of troostite in the dictionary is a reddish or greyish mineral that is a variety of willemite in which some of the zinc is replaced by manganese.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TROOSTITE


airtight
ˈɛəˌtaɪt
appetite
ˈæpɪˌtaɪt
ballistite
bəˈlɪstaɪt
celestite
ˈsɛlɪˌstaɪt
hematite
ˈhɛmətaɪt
Hittite
ˈhɪtaɪt
magnetite
ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪt
partite
ˈpɑːtaɪt
proustite
ˈpruːstaɪt
stalactite
ˈstæləkˌtaɪt
styte
staɪt
supertight
ˌsuːpərˈtaɪt
tektite
ˈtɛktaɪt
tight
taɪt
tite
taɪt
transvestite
trænzˈvɛstaɪt
tripartite
traɪˈpɑːtaɪt
tungstite
ˈtʌŋstaɪt
uptight
ʌpˈtaɪt
watertight
ˈwɔːtəˌtaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TROOSTITE

tronk
troolie
troop
troop carrier
troop train
trooper
trooping
troops
troopship
tropaeola
tropaeolin
tropaeolum
troparion
trope
tropeolin
trophallactic
trophallaxes
trophallaxis
trophesial
trophesy

WORDS THAT END LIKE TROOSTITE

biotite
bipartite
carbonatite
cementite
convertite
enstatite
haematite
hepatite
hydroxyapatite
hydroxylapatite
multipartite
pegmatite
peridotite
petite
pyrrhotite
quadripartite
ratite
smectite
spessartite
steatite

Synonyms and antonyms of troostite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «troostite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TROOSTITE

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

Translator English - Chinese

屈氏体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

troostita
570 millions of speakers

English

troostite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

troostite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

troostite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

троостит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

troostite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

troostite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

troostite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Troostite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Troostit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トルースタイト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

troostite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Troostite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

troostite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

troostite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्राईस्टोईट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

trustit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

troostite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

troostite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

троостіт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

troostite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

troostite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

troostite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

troostite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

troostite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of troostite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TROOSTITE»

The term «troostite» is used very little and occupies the 186.000 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TROOSTITE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROOSTITE»

Discover the use of troostite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to troostite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Light Microscopy of Carbon Steels
Thus, sorbitic pearlite, or primary sorbite, and troosti- tic pearlite, or primary troostite, were eutectoid transformation products, whereas the terms secondary sorbite and secondary troostite identified tempered martensite. Because there is  ...
Leonard Ernest Samuels
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The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel
288), and then quickly to atmospheric temperature, thus retaining troostite, and (2 ) in cooling through the range at a rate uniform throughout but so regulated as to cause the production and retention of troostite (Fig. 288) as, for instance, ...
Albert Sauveur
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Manufacturing Processes
Sorb/re In sorbite, cementite is in a granular form and is softer and more ductile in comparison to troostite. This structure is obtained when martensite is tempered ( heated) above 450°C. It is very close to pearlite. During tempering of martensite,  ...
Kaushish, 2008
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A Textbook of Production Technology: Manufacturing Processes
After quenching, a martensite structure or martensite + troostite structure is obtained, which is very hard. Hardening of steel is also accompanied by development of high internal stresses and brittleness in steel. So, hardening is followed by ...
P. C. Sharma, 2007
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
It was to these reddish or flesh-colored crystals that the name "troostite" was applied. Figures 131 and 132 and plate 13, B, show their ordinary forms. The prismatic crystals reach a length of 10 inches with a diameter of 4 inches or more.
‎1935
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High-speed steel
Tempered steel consists whollyr or partly of troostite, which is a transition stage hetwaen martensite and pearlite. Troostite is softer and tougher than martensite, so that the toughness of tempered steel will depend upon the relative proportion  ...
O.M. Becker
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Symposium on Testing of Bearings
This structural change appeared in the form of areas of troostite concentrated some thousandths of an inch below the race surface. Figure 3 illustrates typical troostitic areas observed after running ball bearings under load. The micrographs  ...
American Society for Testing and Materials, 1947
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Geological Survey professional paper
It was to these reddish or flesh-colored crystals that the name "troostite" was applied. Figures 131 and 132 and plate 13, B, show their ordinary forms. The prismatic crystals reach a length of 10 inches with a diameter of 4 inches or more.
Geological Survey (U.S.), Geological Survey (U.S.). Geographic Names Information Management, 1987
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The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, ...
It was to these reddish or flesh-colored crystals that the name "troostite" was applied. Figures 131 and 132 and plate 13, B, show their ordinary forms. The prismatic crystals reach a length of 10 inches with a diameter of 4 inches or more.
Charles Palache, 1935
10
Materials for Engineers and Technicians
The structure so produced was commonly known as troostite. Tempering at temperatures above 400°C causes the cementite particles to coalesce (or fuse together) to such an extent that they can be seen clearly at magnifications of about 500.
Raymond Aurelius Higgins, William Bolton, 2010

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROOSTITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term troostite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Roberts, Mark Beckley
A passionate rock climber, runner, artist, musician and songwriter, he played for Blunt Instrument, Montessori Method and the Deco's in Madison, and Troostite ... «Madison.com, Mar 15»
2
Metals Knowledge: Quench hardening of steel
Ferrite and troostite are formed even in small sections. Intermediate rates between water and oil can be obtained with water containing 10-30 % Ucon, ... «Alibaba News Channel, Feb 07»
3
Metals Knowledge: Constant temperature transformation TTT curves
Large numbers of nuclei form in the austenite boundaries, but growth is slower and this produces nodular troostite, Fig. 2a. In the case of medium carbon steels ... «Alibaba News Channel, Nov 06»

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