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1. (v.t.) anneal
to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent internal stress.
2. anneal
to free from internal stress by heating and gradually cooling.
3. anneal
to toughen or temper.
4. anneal
to recombine (nucleic acid strands) at low temperature after separating by heat.
5. anneal
to fuse colors onto (a vitreous or metallic surface) by heating.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME anelen, OE anæmacr;lan to kindle =an-on+æmacr;lan to burn, akin to āl fire)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) anneal, temper, normalize
bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
"temper glass"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) anneal
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. (verb) anneal
to heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them
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