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anneal

[ uh-neel ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent internal stress.
  2. to free from internal stress by heating and gradually cooling.
  3. to toughen or temper.
  4. Biochemistry. to recombine (nucleic acid strands) at low temperature after separating by heat.
  5. to fuse colors onto (a vitreous or metallic surface) by heating.


noun

  1. an act, instance, or product of annealing.

anneal

/ əˈniːl /

verb

  1. to temper or toughen (something) by heat treatment
  2. to subject to or undergo some physical treatment, esp heating, that removes internal stress, crystal defects, and dislocations
  3. tr to toughen or strengthen (the will, determination, etc)
  4. often foll by out physics to disappear or cause to disappear by a rearrangement of atoms

    defects anneal out at different temperatures

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an act of annealing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • anˈnealer, noun
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Other Words From

  • an·nealer noun
  • unan·nealed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anneal1

before 1000; Middle English anelen, Old English anǣlan to kindle, equivalent to an- on + ǣlan to burn, akin to āl fire
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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.

As the hammering goes on the metal becomes brittle and hard, and then it is passed though the fire to anneal or soften it.

Malleable or wrought iron, if subjected to pressure, becomes brittle, and it is necessary to anneal it.

Throw an asbestos rag over the joint, loosen one pair of the clamps slightly, and leave the joint to anneal.

When the colours are properly burnt in, the fire is suffered to die away, so as to anneal the glass.

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