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equicohesive temperature

noun
equi·​cohesive temperature | \"+...-\

Definition of equicohesive temperature 

: the temperature below which fracture of a metal does not occur at crystal boundaries and above which it does occur at such boundaries

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History and Etymology for equicohesive temperature

equi- + cohesive

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