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verb

Anneal v. t. (past & past part. annealed; pres. part. annealing)

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.

To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.

noun

Annealing n.

The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.

The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc.

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Etymology of 'Annealing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Annealing" Quotes from Famous Books

... part of its body is cover'd with a most curious blue shining armour, looking exactly like a polish'd piece of steel brought to that blue colour by annealing, all which armour is very thick bestuck with abundance of tapering brisles, such as grow on its back, as is visible enough ...

— Micrographia • Robert Hooke

... certain other operations which precede or follow the actual joining of the metal parts, the purpose of these operations being to add or retain certain desirable qualities in the materials being handled. For this reason the following subjects have been included: Annealing, tempering, hardening, heat treatment and the restoration ...

— Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting • Harold P. Manly