Anneal
[ə'niːl] or [ə'nil]
Definition
(verb.) bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; 'temper glass'.
Editor: Michel--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
(v. t.) To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Temper (as glass, by slow cooling).
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Definition
v.t. to temper glass or metals by subjecting them to great heat and gradual cooling: to heat in order to fix colours on as glass.—n. Anneal′ing.
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Examples
- The steel for the manufacture of dies is carefully selected, forged at a high heat into the rough die, softened by careful annealing, and then handed over to the engraver. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In _annealing_ and _tempering_, electricity has also been employed as a means of heating (see patent to Shaw, No. 211,938, February 4, 1879). Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- As it is impossible to roll perfectly true, it is necessary to draw these strips, after being softened by annealing. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The final boring takes place after a second annealing. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Welding by Electricity, and Tempering and Annealing. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- These coils were then annealed or softened and placed in a heap. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Steel wire is now tempered and annealed by electricity, as well as welding done, of which mention further on will be made. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It is then annealed with great care to relieve the strains set up in the metal by the forging and next goes to the machine shop to be rough bored and turned. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is necessary, therefore, that the spoon be annealed--that is, the shaped blanks are placed in an oven and brought to a red heat, which renders them malleable. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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