n.
Pronunciation: ' mär-t ə n- ˌ z ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: Adolf Martens † 1914 German metallurgist
Date: 1898
: the hard constituent that is the chief component of quenched steel
– mar · tens · it · ic \ ˌ mar-t ə n- ' zi-tik, - ' si- \ adjective
– mar · tens · it · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb