austenite meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

austenite

nounalso spelled Austenite

US /ˈɔstɪnaɪt/ · UK /ˈɒstɪnaɪt/

Etymology After William Roberts-Austen (1843-1902).

Engineering, Metallurgy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Synonym of gamma iron.

Any deformation undergone by the material while at a low temperature, in the martenite phase, is eliminated when the alloy is heated and returns to the austenite phase[...]2022, Laura Tripaldi, “A Many-Headed Thing”, in Parallel Minds, Urbanomic Media LTD, page 43:

noun

Etymology From Austen + -ite (“follower or adherent of a specified person”).

a fan or admirer of Jane Austen; someone who studies the works of Jane Austen.

[I]t seems a pity that they should not form a volume in one of the neat series of Jane Austen's novels now published, as to a real Austenite they contain much that is valuable, and are full of characteristic touches.1907, G. E. Mitton, Jane Austen and Her Times, Methuen & Co., Chapter 5: The Novels
Towards the end of his life, Twain took Jane Austen as one of his stock jibes and the items collected here (No. 23), dating from 1896 to 1909, show how much he enjoyed needling his Austenite friends, Howells in particular.1996, B. C. Southam, Jane Austen: The Critical Heritage: 1870–1940, Routledge, page 74: