annealing Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun hardening something by heat treatment
tempering.
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verb bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
normalize; anneal; temper.
- temper glass
WordNet
An*neal"ing noun
Definitions
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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.
