undercooling
/ˌʌndərˈkuːlɪŋ/
noun
- The process of cooling a liquid below its freezing point without it becoming solid; supercooling.
- Engineers use undercooling to create stronger metal alloys.
- The meteorologist explained how undercooling can cause freezing rain.
- Undercooling is important in the study of crystal formation.
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adjective
- Relating to or involved in the process of undercooling.
- The undercooling effect was observed in the cloud chamber.
- The undercooling stage is critical for the experiment.
- They measured the undercooling temperature of the sample.