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intercrystalline, a.|ɪntəˈkrɪstəlaɪn|
[inter- 4 a.]
Situated or occurring between crystals, esp. those which form a metal.
1901Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A. CXCV. 295 Where the quantity of impurity present is sufficiently great, this eutectic can be seen under the microscope forming an inter-crystalline cement. 1923Glazebrook Dict. Appl. Physics V. 361/2 Intercrystalline cracking near the melting-point sometimes takes place under very low stresses. 1962Science Survey III. 329 The final failure of the metal is essentially mechanical and it usually occurs by the propagation, through the body of the metal, of inter⁓crystalline (or intergranular) cracks. |