martensite
French, noun\maʁ.tɑ̃.sit\
martensite is spelled M-A-R-T-E-N-S-I-T-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written French, the 242,150th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Martensite is a French feminine noun meaning “martensite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Forme d’acier issue de la transformation de l’austénite. Sa présence est caractéristique de l'acier trempé”.
What does martensite mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemartensite
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forme d’acier issue de la transformation de l’austénite. Sa présence est caractéristique de l'acier trempé.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of martensite
- martensites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce martensite?
- \maʁ.tɑ̃.sit\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is martensite in French?
martensite appears about once in every 59 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).