undercooling

/ˌʌndərˈkuːlɪŋ/
noun
  1. 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
  1. 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.
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