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Devitrify (Verb)

Meaning 1

Make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

  • The high temperature caused the glass to devitrify and become brittle.
  • Prolonged exposure to water can make certain types of glass devitrify and lose their transparency.
  • The manufacturing defect led to the ceramic glaze devitrifying and forming unattractive crystalline patterns.
  • Over time, the window glass began to devitrify due to prolonged exposure to the elements.
  • The scientist studied how metal oxides can devitrify glassy materials and create a range of unique properties.

Meaning 2

Become crystalline.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

  • The glass slowly began to devitrify as it underwent the prolonged heat treatment process.
  • In the high-temperature experiment, the initially clear glass sample started to devitrify, losing its transparency.
  • Over time, the amorphous metal alloy underwent a phase transition and began to devitrify.
  • Under certain conditions of intense pressure and temperature, the glass can devitrify into distinct crystals.
  • Researchers carefully watched as the supercooling caused the glass to devitrify and create a polycrystalline structure.

Hypernyms

  • Crystalise
  • Crystalize
  • Effloresce
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