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单词 kamacite
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Definition of kamacite in English:

kamacite

noun ˈkaməsʌɪtˈkaməˌsīt
mass noun
  • An alloy of iron and nickel occurring in some meteorites.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nearby is a unique 60-cm-high Boguslavka iron meteorite, which is the fragment of a single, giant monocrystal of kamacite (an alloy of meteoritic iron and nickel).
    • In cut sections kamacite looks like metallic iron and like the other important nickel-iron mineral, taenite.
    • At times kamacite can be found so closely intermixed with taenite that it is difficult to distinguish them visually.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek kamax, kamak- 'vine pole' (because of the occurrence of the alloy in bar-shaped masses) + -ite1.

 
 

Definition of kamacite in US English:

kamacite

nounˈkaməˌsīt
  • An alloy of iron and nickel occurring in some meteorites.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nearby is a unique 60-cm-high Boguslavka iron meteorite, which is the fragment of a single, giant monocrystal of kamacite (an alloy of meteoritic iron and nickel).
    • In cut sections kamacite looks like metallic iron and like the other important nickel-iron mineral, taenite.
    • At times kamacite can be found so closely intermixed with taenite that it is difficult to distinguish them visually.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek kamax, kamak- ‘vine pole’ (because of the occurrence of the alloy in bar-shaped masses) + -ite.

 
 
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