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Definition of Supercool
1. Verb. (physics) To cool a material below its transition temperature without that transition occurring ¹
2. Adjective. (informal) Very cool; thoroughly excellent, relaxed, or fashionable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Supercool
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Supercool
Literary usage of Supercool
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Structure and Properties of the More Common Materials of Construction by George Burr Upton (1915)
"If we supercool the 7 iron with the relations in Fig. 125, we will obtain a iron
if the supercooling is slight, and ft if the supercooling is greater. ..."
2. The Structure and Properties of the More Common Materials of Construction by George Burr Upton (1915)
"If we supercool the 7 iron with the relations in Fig. 125, we will obtain a iron
if the supercooling is slight, and ft if the supercooling is greater. ..."
3. The Phase Rule and Its Applications by Alexander Findlay (1908)
"The transition point, however, differs in so far from a point of fusion, that
while it is possible to supercool a liquid, no definite case is known where ..."
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