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anneal
[ uh-neel ]
verb (used with object)
- to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent internal stress.
- to free from internal stress by heating and gradually cooling.
- to toughen or temper.
- Biochemistry. to recombine (nucleic acid strands) at low temperature after separating by heat.
- to fuse colors onto (a vitreous or metallic surface) by heating.
noun
- an act, instance, or product of annealing.
anneal
/ əˈniːl /
verb
- to temper or toughen (something) by heat treatment
- to subject to or undergo some physical treatment, esp heating, that removes internal stress, crystal defects, and dislocations
- tr to toughen or strengthen (the will, determination, etc)
- often foll by out physics to disappear or cause to disappear by a rearrangement of atoms
defects anneal out at different temperatures
noun
- an act of annealing
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Derived Forms
- anˈnealer, noun
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Other Words From
- an·nealer noun
- unan·nealed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anneal1
Old English onǣlan, from on + ǣlan to burn, from āl fire
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Example Sentences
As the hammering hardens the metal it is necessary to anneal it each time after going over the surface.
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As the hammering goes on the metal becomes brittle and hard, and then it is passed though the fire to anneal or soften it.
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Malleable or wrought iron, if subjected to pressure, becomes brittle, and it is necessary to anneal it.
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Throw an asbestos rag over the joint, loosen one pair of the clamps slightly, and leave the joint to anneal.
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When the colours are properly burnt in, the fire is suffered to die away, so as to anneal the glass.
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