noun
- the cooling of a liquid below its normal freezing point without solidification occurring
Usage: physics; chemistry
Examples
- The undercooling of water can occur when it is very pure and undisturbed.
- Scientists studied the undercooling phenomenon in metal alloys.
- Undercooling allows liquids to remain in a metastable state below their freezing point.
- The degree of undercooling affects the crystal formation process.
- Researchers measured the undercooling temperature of the molten sample.
- Undercooling is commonly observed in laboratory experiments with distilled water.