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anneal Definition

an·neal (ə nēl)

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to fire or glaze, as in a kiln
  2. to heat (glass, metals, etc.) and then cool, sometimes slowly, to prevent brittleness
  3. to strengthen and temper (the mind, will, etc.)

Etymology: ME anelen < OE anælan, to burn < an-, on + ælan, to burn < al, æl, fire

anneal Related Forms

an·nealer noun

anneal Synonyms

anneal

v.

toughen, temper, subject to high heat; see strengthen.

anneal Usage Examples

Preposition: of

film: Annealing of the films in precisely controlled atmospheres showed that the ferromagnetism in our films is not linked to the carrier concentration density.

Object

  • oven: The bottle still red hot is moved by conveyor belt on its next stage to an annealing oven or Lehr.
  • algorithm: Bell et al. used a series of runs of a simulated annealing algorithm to obtain the most likely marker order.
  • temperature: The annealing temperature sets the film's final stress.
  • score: The default maximum acceptable annealing score over the entire lengths of two primers is 14.0.
  • schedule: The menu allows you to alter the annealing schedule, but we suggest that you start by using the default values.
  • glass: However, very thick pieces of annealed glass will pass the impact test in BS 6206, by remaining unbroken under impact.

Preposition: at

  • temperature: A 'pure' diffusion couple is created and annealed at a constant temperature for a given length of time.
  • o: On annealing at 270 o C the stressed layer relaxed, as in the undoped samples.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: The magnets are either sintered or directionally cast, and then annealed in a magnetic field.
  • properly: Parts may be deep drawn from properly annealed strip.
  • carefully: It is manufactured for Davey, Paxman and Co. , and each plate is carefully annealed after having passed through the various machines.

Preposition: in

  • vacuum: A clean TiO 2 single crystal was obtained by cycles of sputtering and annealing in vacuum.
  • order: For many materials, however, the rolling sequence has to be interrupted for intermediate annealing in order to prevent fracture.