Austenite

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔstɪnaɪt/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑstɪnaɪt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒstɪnaɪt/ Homophones: austenite, austinite, Austinite === Etymology 1 === From Austen +‎ -ite (“rock, mineral, or fossil”). ==== Alternative forms ==== austenite ==== Noun ==== Austenite (uncountable) (metallurgy) Alternative letter-case form of austenite. === Etymology 2 === From Austen +‎ -ite (“follower or adherent of a specified person”). ==== Noun ==== Austenite (plural Austenites) a fan or admirer of Jane Austen; someone who studies the works of Jane Austen. 1907, G. E. Mitton, Jane Austen and Her Times, Methuen & Co., Chapter 5: The Novels: [I]t seems a pity that they should not form a volume in one of the neat series of Jane Austen's novels now published, as to a real Austenite they contain much that is valuable, and are full of characteristic touches. ===== Synonyms ===== Austenian Janeite == German == === Pronunciation === === Noun === Austenite m nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Austenit