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An alloy capable of recovering a previously established shape after deformation through a suitable change in conditions, commonly temperature.
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- a shape-memory alloy actuator
- shape-memory alloy wire
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The shape-memory alloy wire shortened as it warmed.
The actuator used a shape-memory alloy rather than a conventional motor.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular shape-memory alloy; plural shape-memory alloys. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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