About The Word Anneal
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Anneal
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What's The Definition Of Anneal?
[v] toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Anneal: normalize | temper Related Terms | Find terms related to Anneal: See Also | toughen Anneal In Webster's Dictionary \An*neal"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annealed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Annealing}.] [OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an?lan; an on
+ ?lan to burn; also OE. anelen to enamel, prob. influenced
by OF. neeler, nieler, to put a black enamel on gold or
silver, F. nieller, fr. LL. nigellare to blacken, fr. L.
nigellus blackish, dim. of niger black. Cf. {Niello},
{Negro}.]
1. 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.
2. To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix
the colors laid on them.
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