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heat-treat

[ heet-treet ]
/ ˈhitˌtrit /
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verb (used with object)
to subject (a metal or alloy) to controlled heating and cooling to improve hardness or other properties.
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Origin of heat-treat

First recorded in 1905–10

OTHER WORDS FROM heat-treat

heat treatment, noun

Words nearby heat-treat

heat-seal, heat-seeking, heat shield, heat sink, heatstroke, heat-treat, heat up, heat wave, heaume, heave, heave down
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How to use heat-treat in a sentence

  • Wade, as chief chemist, you are to synthesize a little coffee and heat-treat a few eggs for us.

    Islands of Space|John W Campbell

  • Call District and have them rush through a change of spec—include heat-treat and a modified Charpy test.

    Triplanetary|Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for heat-treat

heat-treat
verb
(tr) to apply heat to (a metal or alloy) in one or more temperature cycles to give it desirable properties

Derived forms of heat-treat

heat treatment, noun
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