to anneal a metal

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• Anneal — An*neal , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Annealing}.] [OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an?lan; an on + ?lan to burn; also OE. anelen to enamel, prob. influenced by OF. neeler, nieler, to put a black enamel on gold or silver, F.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• anneal — ► VERB ▪ heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, so as to toughen it. ORIGIN Old English, «set on fire» …   English terms dictionary

• anneal — 1. To soften or temper a metal by controlled heating and cooling; the process makes a metal more easily adapted, bent, or swaged, and less brittle. 2. In dentistry, to heat gold leaf preparatory to its insertion into a cavity, in order to remove… …   Medical dictionary

• anneal — an|neal [əˈni:l] v [T] technical [: Old English; Origin: onAlan, from Alan to set on fire, burn ] to make metal or glass hard by heating it and then slowly letting it get cold …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• anneal —    To heat and then cool metal or glass is to toughen or temper it to remove internal stresses and make it easier to work when cool. In other words, this heating and slow cooling can strengthen, harden, and reduce brittleness. Mild steel and… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• anneal — [ə ni:l] verb 1》 heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses. 2》 Biochemistry recombine (DNA) in the double stranded form. Derivatives annealer noun Origin OE onlan set on fire , from on + lan burn,… …   English new terms dictionary

• anneal — verb (T) to make metal or glass hard by heating it and then slowly letting it get cold …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• anneal — To remove hardness from metal by heating, usually to a red color, then allowing it to cool slowly. Unlike steel, copper is annealed by heating, and then plunging it into cold water. It is the reverse of hardening …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• anneal — v. & n. v.tr. 1 heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, esp. to toughen it. 2 toughen. n. treatment by annealing. Derivatives: annealer n. Etymology: OE onaeliglan f. on + aeliglan burn, bake f. al fire …   Useful english dictionary

• Brushed metal — is metal that has been abraded ( brushed ), usually with a fine grit sandpaper. The brushing gives the metal a distinctive look, as it retains some but not all of its metallic lustre and is given a pattern of very fine lines. It can be compared… …   Wikipedia

• flame anneal — transitive verb : to soften (metal) by heating with a gas flame …   Useful english dictionary