anneal Definition
an·neal (ə nēl′)
transitive verb
- Obsolete to fire or glaze, as in a kiln
- to heat (glass, metals, etc.) and then cool, sometimes slowly, to prevent brittleness
- 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·neal′er noun
anneal Synonyms
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
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