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v. toughen, temper (by heating and cooling) | ||||
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Anneal Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Anneal
a heating and cooling process designed to reduce stress.
a heating and cooling process designed to reduce stress.
Anneal Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Anneal
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.
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anneal
Verb
1. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
(synonym) temper, normalize
(hypernym) toughen
Verb
1. toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
(synonym) temper, normalize
(hypernym) toughen
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| GLOSSARY OF ESOTERIC WORDS |
anneal
(a) to heat, then to cool slowly to render less brittle; to temper by gradually dimishing heat.
(b) to strengthen and temper (the mind, will, etc.).
(OE) an (on) + aelan (to burn)***After the glass is annealed, it will be less subject to chipping and cracking.
(a) to heat, then to cool slowly to render less brittle; to temper by gradually dimishing heat.
(b) to strengthen and temper (the mind, will, etc.).
(OE) an (on) + aelan (to burn)***After the glass is annealed, it will be less subject to chipping and cracking.
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anneal
\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.
anneal
v : anneal or toughen by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" [syn: temper]
anneal
\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.
anneal
v : anneal or toughen by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass" [syn: temper]
Anneal Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Automotive Terms |
Anneal
To remove hardness from metal by heating, usually to a red color, then allowing it to cool slowly. Unlike steel, copper is annealed by heating, and then plunging it into cold water. It is the reverse of hardening.
To remove hardness from metal by heating, usually to a red color, then allowing it to cool slowly. Unlike steel, copper is annealed by heating, and then plunging it into cold water. It is the reverse of hardening.
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ANNEAL
To soften by heating and allowing to cool slowly.
To soften by heating and allowing to cool slowly.
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Anneal
The process of softening metal. For ferrous metals, that is those containing iron , the process involves heating the steel up to its critcal temperature and then slowly cooling it. For non-ferrous metals such as brass, bronze , silver, gold, aluminum and the like, the process is exactly opposite. The metal is heated to the critical temperature and then quickly quenched in water, snow, urine, or oil. What annealing actually does on a molecular level is to allow the metal crystals to realign, moving them into their more relaxed state. When the metal is worked, the crystals are moved out of alignment, contributing to both hardness and brittleness. Practically, in the production of arms and armour the metal must be annealed as it is worked, otherwise the metal might stress enough that it will crack.
The process of softening metal. For ferrous metals, that is those containing iron , the process involves heating the steel up to its critcal temperature and then slowly cooling it. For non-ferrous metals such as brass, bronze , silver, gold, aluminum and the like, the process is exactly opposite. The metal is heated to the critical temperature and then quickly quenched in water, snow, urine, or oil. What annealing actually does on a molecular level is to allow the metal crystals to realign, moving them into their more relaxed state. When the metal is worked, the crystals are moved out of alignment, contributing to both hardness and brittleness. Practically, in the production of arms and armour the metal must be annealed as it is worked, otherwise the metal might stress enough that it will crack.
Anneal Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Annealing
Annealing may refer to:
- Annealing (metallurgy), a heat treatment that alters the microstructure of a material causing changes in properties such as strength and hardness
- Annealing (glass), heating a piece of glass to remove stress
- Annealing (biology), DNA or RNA pairing by hydrogen bonds to a complementary sequence, forming a double-stranded polynucleotide
- Simulated annealing, a technique for searching for a solution in a space otherwise too large for "ordinary" search methods to yield results
- Information annealing or knowledge annealing, a network-based information system in which all users of the system are permitted to change the system at will
- Quantum annealing, a method for finding solutions to combinatorial optimisation problems and ground states of glassy systems using quantum fluctuations
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