/nit"n awl', -ol'/ , n.
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
[ 1965-70; NI(CKEL) + TI(TANIUM) + N ( aval ) O ( rdnance ) L ( aboratory ), Silver Spring, Maryland, where the alloy was developed ]