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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

... simple mode of annealing glass has been some time in use by chemists. It consists in immersing the vessel in cold water, gradually heated to the boiling point, and suffered to remain till cold, when it will be fit for use. Should the glass be exposed to a higher temperature ...

— Enquire Within Upon Everything - The Great Victorian Domestic Standby • Anonymous

... evening Tom went to his private laboratory to check the thermostat controlling the temperature of the annealing oven in which his batch of new glass was being slowly cooled. Then he spent some time at his desk over certain intricate formulas. The room was in semi-darkness, lighted only by a shaded ...

— Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope • Victor Appleton