Anneal
11anneal — 1. To soften or temper a metal by controlled heating and cooling; the process makes a metal more easily adapted, bent, or swaged, and less brittle. 2. In dentistry, to heat gold leaf preparatory to its insertion into a cavity, in order to remove… …
12anneal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. temper (See hardness). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. toughen, temper, subject to high heat; see strengthen …
13anneal — an|neal [əˈni:l] v [T] technical [: Old English; Origin: onAlan, from Alan to set on fire, burn ] to make metal or glass hard by heating it and then slowly letting it get cold …
14anneal — an·neal || É™ niËl v. toughen, temper (by heating and cooling) …
15anneal — annale …
16anneal — To heat and then cool metal or glass is to toughen or temper it to remove internal stresses and make it easier to work when cool. In other words, this heating and slow cooling can strengthen, harden, and reduce brittleness. Mild steel and… …
17anneal — [ə ni:l] verb 1》 heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses. 2》 Biochemistry recombine (DNA) in the double stranded form. Derivatives annealer noun Origin OE onlan set on fire , from on + lan burn,… …
18anneal — v. a. Temper (as glass, by slow cooling), toughen …
19anneal — verb (T) to make metal or glass hard by heating it and then slowly letting it get cold …
20anneal — v strengthen, toughen, temper, harden, firm up, indurate …
