ferriticadj.
/fᵻˈrɪtɪk/, U.S. /fəˈrɪdɪk/ 1. Geology. Of, relating to, or of the nature of ferrite (ferrite n. 2b). Now rare.
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1890 Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 60. 23 These minerals..do not contain prominent inclusions, excepting a few grains of chromite and magnetite and fine ferritic dust.
1917 H. E. Gregory Geol. Navajo Country iii. 33/2 The prevailing light-red to red-yellow hue of the strata is maintained chiefly by the ferritic pigment which, with calcite, constitutes the cement.
2. Metallurgy. Containing, composed of, or characteristic of ferrite (ferrite n. 3).
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1927 Amer. Inst. Mining & Metall. Engineers Techn. Bull. No. 14. 19 Farther away from the pipe the martensitic structure..is broken up by grains of distinctly ferritic appearance.
1934 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 130 ii. 192 The hardness diminishes as the structure of these irons becomes more ferritic.
1977 A. C. Davies Sci. & Pract. Welding (ed. 7) ii. 82 Annealing the SG [= spheroidal graphite] iron gives a ferritic matrix lowering the tensile strength..compared with pearlitic iron.
2005 Materials Sci. & Engin. 402 45/1 Quench cracking is normally associated with the heat treatment of ferritic steels.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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