primary solid solution
- noun
- Specialized
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solución sólida primaria
- Copper and nickel form a primary solid solution over a wide range of compositions.
Examples
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The strength of the alloy increased due to the formation of a primary solid solution.
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A primary solid solution is essential for achieving uniform material properties in many engineering applications.
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The primary solid solution is essential.
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What is a primary solid solution?
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A primary solid solution is essential for achieving uniform material properties in many engineering applications.
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Copper and nickel form a primary solid solution over a wide range of compositions.
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The strength of the alloy increased due to the formation of a primary solid solution.
Synonyms
A solid mixture where atoms of one type go into another's crystal, like in alloys
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is partly compositional: 'solid' + 'solution' suggests a mixture or solution in the solid state and 'primary' indicates the main or first-formed one. However, the precise metallurgical sense (atoms dissolved in a crystal lattice as part of an alloy) is technical and not fully derivable by a B1 learner from the common senses of the words, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Primary solid solution comes from a simple image: a solution is something mixed in, and here the first (primary) solid part that forms in a metal has other atoms dissolved into it, like sugar mixed into dough and baked into one piece. That's why the term means a single, uniform solid mix of atoms inside a metal.
