differential thermal analysis
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differential thermal analysis (uncountable)
- (analytical chemistry, materials science, physical chemistry) The branch of materials science that studies the temperature dependant properties of materials compared with some reference material.
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differential thermal analysis (plural differential thermal analyses)
- (analytical chemistry, materials science, physical chemistry) The application of a thermoanalytic technique involving recording any temperature difference between sample and reference materials that are undergoing identical thermal cycles.