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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHot-short
/ˈhɒt.ʃɔːt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Brittle or liable to fracture when heated to a high temperature, typically describing metals such as steel.
"The batch of steel proved to be hot-short and cracked during the forging process."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in metallurgy during the Industrial Revolution, combining 'hot' (referring to high temperature) and 'short' (an older Germanic-derived adjective meaning brittle or fragile when stressed). It describes the specific physical property of metals becoming brittle at elevated working temperatures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hot-short" is said worldwide
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cassant à chaud
Transliteration: kɑsɑ̃ tɑ ʃod
"Cet acier est cassant à chaud et ne convient pas au forgeage."
rotbrüchig
Transliteration: ʁoːtˌbʁʏçɪç
"Der Stahl wird bei hohen Temperaturen rotbrüchig."
fragile a caldo
Transliteration: fradʒile a kaldo
"Questo metallo è fragile a caldo e si rompe facilmente."
fragilidad en caliente
Transliteration: fɾaxiliˈdad en kalˈtente
Script: frágil en caliente
"El material se vuelve frágil en caliente durante el laminado."
frágil a quente
Transliteration: fɾaʒiw a kẽtʃi
"A liga metálica apresentou-se frágil a quente."
गर्म-भंगुर
Transliteration: garm-bhangur
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अत्यधिक तापमान पर यह धातु गर्म-भंगुर हो जाती है।"
热脆的
Transliteration: rè cuì de
Script: 中文汉字
"这种钢材在高温下表现出热脆性。"
적열 취성의
Transliteration: jeok-yeol chwi-seong-ui
Script: 한국어 한글
"이 합금은 고온에서 적열 취성을 나타냅니다."
赤熱もろい
Transliteration: sekiretsu moroi
Script: 日本語
"その金属は高温になると赤熱もろくなります。"
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